One thing that was passed on from generation to generation in my family, over seven generations in 200 years, was never give up. That's the way we live.
Nik WallendaI have permits to be the first person in the world to walk across the Grand Canyon so that's a process we'll start working on. I'd say within three to five years I'll accomplish that as well.
Nik WallendaIf you take suede leather and put it on a piece of steel, and put moisture on it, it actually sticks.
Nik WallendaI have never in my life walked with a harness. The weight of the tether, makes it feel like I'm dragging an anchor behind me.
Nik WallendaThere's weight on me to raise the bar, to carry on that legacy. But that's what drives me. Making sure that no one ever forgets who the Wallendas are.
Nik WallendaI'm always looking for the next major hurdle and doing something that the world has never seen.
Nik WallendaMy great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, was my biggest hero in life, my biggest inspiration behind everything I do.
Nik WallendaThe mist was so challenging and the winds hit me, definitely more than I expected. It was definitely those winds, you can't re-enact them, you can't recreate them. Then my forearms started to tense up and you feel like running.
Nik WallendaIt's Niagara Falls. It's one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Who wouldn't want to walk across it?
Nik WallendaEvery walk that I do, there's obstacles in the way. There's always somebody or something that comes across negative, but I live for that sort of thing.
Nik WallendaWhat I'm doing is a natural wonder. If not, there'd be 150 people behind me on the wire.
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