Sometimes you have to go up really high to see how small you are.

I base jumped off the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro.

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.

The only thing you want is to come back alive.

It feels great to be on top of the world but the greatest feeling is when your feet are on the ground.

I want to inspire the next generation. I want to be in mission control with someone younger than me wanting to break my record.

That spin became so violent, it was hard to know how to get out of it. I was able to get it under control and break the speed of sound...I could feel myself break the speed of sound. I could feel the air building up and then I hit it.