89 Quotes by Felix Baumgartner

I’m not an adrenaline junkie. It’s never been about thrills for me. I’m just someone who loves a challenge.

I don’t like to rate myself; others can do that.

Extreme sport has only ever been about goals and the ways to achieve these goals. Adrenaline plays a part, but it’s never in the foreground.

We want to push mankind’s boundaries out a little further.

I’m more a competitive person.

If the Wright brothers hadn’t put their lives on the line, we would not be flying around the world these days. So we need pioneers.

When I was standing there on top of the world, you become so humble, you do not think about breaking records anymore, you do not think about gaining scientific data. The only thing you want is to come back alive.

I once wanted to be a stuntman. I was constantly on the front pages when I was a base jumper. But if I were a stuntman, my name would only appear right at the end of the closing credits, even though I’d risked my life for others.

I’ve done a lot of things in a business where you’re lucky to stay alive, so when the time comes, I’ll be happy to pass my knowledge along and help someone else.