Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
Sir Edmund Percival Hillary KG, ONZ, KBEwas a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. Hillary was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth20 July 1919
motivation hard-work thinking
I think it all comes down to motivation. If you really want to do something, you will work hard for it.
inspirational life motivational
You don't have to be a hero to accomplish great things---to compete. You can just be an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.
motivation important factors
Motivation is the single most important factor in any sort of success.
motivational growing next
Mount Everest, you beat me the first time, but I'll beat you the next time because you've grown all you are going to grow... but I'm still growing!
inspirational motivational graduation
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
motivational mountain conquer
I will come again & conquer you because as a mountain you can't grow, but as a human, I can
Even when you're 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.
country
I was definitely very much a country boy.
morning may firsts
Ever since the morning of May 29, 1953, when Tenzing Norgay and I became the first climbers to step onto the summit of Mount Everest, I've been called a great adventurer.
honor firsts becoming
Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.
climbing miserable
When you're climbing at high altitudes, life can get pretty miserable.
blood long feelings
I'm sure the feeling of fear, as long as you can take advantage of it and not be rendered useless by it, can make you extend yourself beyond what you would regard as your capacity. If you're afraid, the blood seems to flow freely through the veins, and you really do feel a sense of stimulation.
attitude lying thinking
I think the whole attitude towards climbing Mount Everest has become rather horrifying. The people just want to get to the top. They don't give a damn for anybody else who may be in distress and it doesn't impress me at all that they leave someone lying under a rock to die.
hate icons i-hate
I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.