Engage your life with enthusiasm; grasp your life aggressively and squeeze from it every drop of excitement, satisfaction, and joy.

I love a challenge, and trying to become the first person to break the speed of sound in freefall is a challenge like no other.

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

I would've never dreamt that my skydive would trigger such gushing enthusiasm. I still don't really understand exactly what I've accomplished, although I always suspected it would be a truly spectacular moment.

Well, I jumped for the first time when I was 16. I just loved it and immediately realized that it was what I wanted to do.

Never accept your limitations - because there are NO limitations.

One of the most exciting moments was standing out on top of the world, 30 seconds before stepping off.