I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.

I know the whole world is watching now. And I wish the world could see what I can see. Sometimes you have to get up really high to understand how small you really are. I'm going home now.

If you want to do something extraordinary, there's always risk involved. I was always willing to take that risk.

Don't live life as a spectator.

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

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.

Aviation - and space travel, in particular - have always been especially captivating.