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Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
New Zealander Explorer
Born: Jul 20, 1919
Died: Jan 11, 2008
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People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. Edmund Hillary
People Become Extraordinary Extraordinary Things Accomplish Decide Things
I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it. Edmund Hillary
Work You Work Hard Will Down Think Something Motivation Want Really Hard
Life's a bit like mountaineering - never look down. Edmund Hillary
Life Down Bit Never Like Look Mountaineering
While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges. Edmund Hillary
Great Me Challenges World Looking Other Everything Valley Top Though Out About Mentally Could Towards Beyond Looked How Still Climbed End While Interesting Worked Across Standing Even Route Everest Peak
I think I mainly climb mountains because I get a great deal of enjoyment out of it. I never attempt to analyze these things too thoroughly, but I think that all mountaineers do get a great deal of satisfaction out of overcoming some challenge which they think is very difficult for them, or which perhaps may be a little dangerous. Edmund Hillary
Great Dangerous Challenge Great Deal Mountains Difficult Think Too Analyze Thoroughly Out Some Attempt Never Mainly Perhaps Overcoming Because Deal Climb Very Get May Which Little Them Satisfaction Things Enjoyment
Human life is far more important than just getting to the top of a mountain. Edmund Hillary
Life Important Top More Mountain Than Getting Human Just Far Human Life
Despite all I have seen and experienced, I still get the same simple thrill out of glimpsing a tiny patch of snow in a high mountain gully and feel the same urge to climb towards it. Edmund Hillary
Simple Seen Despite Out High Thrill Feel Towards Still Climb Mountain Patch Get Snow Same Tiny Experienced Urge
No one remembers who climbed Mount Everest the second time. Edmund Hillary
Time No-One Remembers Climbed Mount Mount Everest Who Everest Second
Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it. Edmund Hillary
You Science Money Mountains Hell Nobody Scientific Climb Climbs Really Used Reasons Raise
My most important projects have been the building and maintaining of schools and medical clinics for my dear friends in the Himalaya and helping restore their beautiful monasteries, too. Edmund Hillary
Beautiful Important Building Too Projects Restore Maintaining Most Schools Dear Been Clinics Friends Helping Medical
There is something about building up a comradeship - that I still believe is the greatest of all feats - and sharing in the dangers with your company of peers. It's the intense effort, the giving of everything you've got. It's really a very pleasant sensation. Edmund Hillary
You Giving Building Believe Pleasant Peers Everything Dangers About Something Feats Comradeship Sharing Greatest Got Still Up Very Effort Intense Sensation Really Your Company
I can remember when I first went into the Himalayan area way back in 1951. Money, for instance, was not important at all to the local people. But now, finance has become just as important to them as it is to us, and this is a change maybe not for the better. Edmund Hillary
Finance Change People Money Better Remember First Important Become Local Back Way Area Instance Remember When Maybe Just Them Us Now
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about dying, but I like to think that I've - if it did occur - that I would die peacefully and not make too much of a fuss about it. Edmund Hillary
Time Too Much Think Thinking Too Spend Fuss Would About Like Make Occur Lot Did Die Dying Much Peacefully
When I was climbing, I built up a close relationship with the Sherpa people. Edmund Hillary
Relationship People Built Climbing Up Close Close Relationship
I really haven't liked the commercialization of mountaineering, particularly of Mt. Everest. By paying $65,000, you can be conducted to the summit by a couple of good guides. Edmund Hillary
Good You Summit Guides Liked Particularly Couple Mountaineering Commercialization Really Paying Everest
I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it. Edmund Hillary
Hate Like Just Being Icon
Take advantage of the years of pioneering efforts. You might find this boring, as the young want to rush head on, as it were. Edmund Hillary
You Take Advantage Young Find Boring Rush Take Head Advantage Were Years Pioneering Efforts Want Might
I don't regard myself as a cracking good climber. I'm just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I'm good on ice. Edmund Hillary
Myself Good Strong Enthusiasm Back Climber Lot Cracking Just Regard Ice
The Sherpas play a very important role in most mountaineering expeditions, and in fact many of them lead along the ridges and up to the summit. Edmund Hillary
Important Summit Fact Lead Along Most Important Role Up Very Mountaineering Role In Fact Them Many Play
I think that a good mountaineer is usually a sensible mountaineer. Edmund Hillary
Good Think Sensible
It's not a real adventure when you have to pay for it. Edmund Hillary
You Pay Adventure Real
I was scared many times on Everest, but this is all part of the challenge. When I fell down a crevasse, it was pretty scary. Edmund Hillary
Challenge Down Scared Pretty Scary Part Fell Times Many Everest
My relationship with the mountains actually started when I was 16. Every year, a group used to be taken from Auckland Grammar down to the Tangariro National Park for a skiing holiday. Edmund Hillary
Relationship Year National Mountains Down Group Every Park Taken National Park Grammar Holiday Skiing Used Actually Started
I've always hated the danger part of climbing, and it's great to come down again because it's safe. Edmund Hillary
Great Down Danger Hated Part Come Safe Because Always Climbing Again
I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true. Edmund Hillary
Funny Great Extremely Say Bit Absolutely Had True Wives Sounds Lucky Two

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