I was crossing the English Channel with a carbon-fiber wing on my back.

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.

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 feel comfortable with what I do and I guess that my girlfriend feels the same.

I always had the dream of flying, and the cheapest way is to become a skydiver.

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.

I can't bear the thought of my mother having to push me around in a wheelchair. I'd rather die quickly.