Feat Quotes

Congratulations. I knew the record would stand until it was broken.

Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get.

I've set no world record.

A lot of people really didn't expect for me to have a record with Kendrick, but I proved them wrong. It's not easy to get Kendrick on a record, so it was a huge deal for me to have him featured on the song.

I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers.

I think it is always a success when you win the title.

I didn't expect I will get the Arjuna at 18 years. I thought 19.

I stood there amazed. I found it all hard to believe, that I, Des Nilsen, had actually done all that.

Winning the Championship was my biggest achievement.

It was fantastic to win the title with Leicester.

Tom [McCarthy] said to me, "Buddy, you got an Oscar nomination through that haircut! That's the real feat, man."

One day, I'd like to get a quadruple double, points, assists, rebounds and blocks.

The first question which you will ask and which I must try to answer is this; What is the use of climbing Mount Everest? and my answer must at once be, it is no use. There is not the slightest prospect of any gain whatsoever.

I'm happy that I got an All-Star under my belt.

Everything I have done, every change I have made to that circus, every impossible feat and astounding sight, I have done for her.

It's a real accomplishment for me, personally, to be named to the All-Star team.

Four hundred is a lot. When I was young, I remember Kapil Dev getting it, and it was quite a big thing. An Indian had taken it. I feel honoured and proud that God has given me a chance to reach 400 wickets. It's a big thing for me; I don't know about others.

The win is the biggest thing.

Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It's more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That's how I see it.

Well I've gone and done it.

I say to people, 'Do you have any idea how hard it is to do that, to write 7,000 words in 10 hours or 12 hours for the front page of the 'New York Times' and to know that they trust you so much that that it's going to lead the paper?' It's hard. I mean, it's a feat.

For me, to be part of 'Maximum' is another feather in my cap.

It's an honour to be a world champion, and it can never be taken away from you.