Edmund Hillary Quotes

It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.

People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things.

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.

I have discovered that even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve.

I have been seriously afraid at times but have used my fear as a stimulating factor rather than allowing it to paralyse me. My abilities have not been outstanding, but I have had sufficient strength and determination to meet my challenges and have usually managed to succeed with them.

Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.