Yves Rossy Quotes

I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom.

And I don't want to jump out of an airplane - I've done that.

I started with paragliding. Paragliding is taking off from mountains with a paraglider, with the possibility to fly cross-country, distance, just with the use of thermals to soar. Also, different aerobatic maneuvers are possible with a paraglider. From there, I started with skydiving.

The first time I jumped from a plane, I screamed like a woman. I was two miles up and you could hear me clear as day. Now I love it.

I got quite bored when I was hanging in the air. I want to do it without a parachute next.

I've always wanted to skydive.

I want to skydive.

I would actually love to fly. I think that that would be probably the most exhilarating feeling, and as close as you can get to true freedom.

I want to go skydiving. I'd love to go to the Galapagos. Nature still excites me.

Skydiving - I love to do that.

When you freefall for 7,000 feet it doesn't feel like you're falling: it feels like you're floating, a bit like scuba diving.

For me, personally, skiing holds everything. I used to race cars, but skiing is a step beyond that. It removes the machinery and puts you one step closer to the elements. And it's a complete physical expression of freedom.

I was, somewhere in the neighborhood of about 300 jumps.

Flying is like the ultimate superpower; it's just, like, the coolest thing.

I fell from the sky. I'm a parachutist, and I missed my mark.

Well, I jumped for the first time when I was 16. I just loved it and immediately realized that it was what I wanted to do.

On a beautiful clear Sunday morning, myself and James Nesbitt jumped out of a plane together at 18,000 feet.

I go skydiving often. At least twice a year.

Skydiving is special because it's almost the closest to an out-of-body experience you can have. We live in such a stimulated, connected, busy world - to be up in the air with nothing but yourself and the landscape is incredibly peaceful.

People who learn to windsurf, they're in it for life. It never gets boring. It's always different, amazing, exciting. It's such a wonderful feeling when you're ripping through the waves, feeling weightless.

I did a tandem parachute jump when I opened a golf course in Atlanta, Georgia. I jumped out of a plane at 15,000 feet to land on the first tee, and then I played a couple of holes with golfer Arnold Palmer. That was brilliant.

Skiing fast feels like complete freedom to me.

Okay, so, flying,” I started, taking a deep breath and focusing on the thing I loved most in the world. “Flying is … great. It feels great when you’re doing it. It’s fun. Pure freedom. There’s nothing better.” Dylan smiled, a slow, easy smile that seemed to light up his whole face. “So the first thing we’re going to do,” I told him, “is push you off the roof.

I just thought it would be a fun rush of adrenaline to jump out of a plane three times.

I love to see those paragliders weaving softly around Moon Point, their legs floating above you in the air. When they drift in for a landing, their feet touch the ground and they trot forward from the continued motion of the glider, which billows down like a setting sun. I never get tired of watching them and I've seen them thousands of times. I always wondered what that kind of freedom would feel like.