With buildering, I get to keep that element of danger. Plus, I very much like the feeling of height, and buildings have even more of a feeling of height than rock faces.
ALAIN ROBERTWe are living in a world where everything is based on security.
More Alain Robert Quotes
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Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of school for courage, willpower and self-confidence.
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I did climb about 80 buildings around the world and I climbed even the five tallest.
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I feel completely alone – it’s like melting, I am the structure, and I am also Alain Robert.
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It’s a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can’t.
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I enjoy every climb – maybe it’s because it’s a literal dance between life and death.
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To me, climbing is like eating or drinking. I have to do it; it’s part of my life.
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Fortunately, the courts discharged me every time after they understood what I had done.
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Whenever I climb I have to also entertain.
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I was not willing to give up because I was born to like taking risks and that is my way of life.
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When I was 12, I forgot the keys to my parent’s apartment. So I simply climbed up seven floors to get in.
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When I climb a building, I’ve been there already, and carefully planned how to start the climb as well as how to do it.
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I don’t want to follow the herd.
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Authorities arrest me, release me, and then invite me back to host public events. I think it’s interesting.
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Modern people are only willing to believe in their computers, while I believe in myself.
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We set ourselves limits, but we are all strong enough to aim higher, to achieve our goals.
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