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

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.

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

People are fascinated about the world above them because it seems so out-of-reach. My jump gave them an opportunity to come along for the ride. They could watch live on their screens how someone rises all the way up into the stratosphere.

Don't live life as a spectator.

I feel at home up in the air, just like sailors do at sea and climbers do in the mountains.

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