Edmund Hillary Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

5 Famous Quotes by Edmund Hillary
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“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”
Achievement Quotes
“Nobody climbs mountains for scientific reasons. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it.”
Mountains Quotes
“Well, we knocked the bastard off!”
Mountains Quotes
Source: on being first to climb Mt. Everest in 1953, "Nothing Venture, Nothing Win" (1975) ch. 10
“You don't have to be a fantastic hero to do certain things -- to compete. You can be just an ordinary chap, sufficiently motivated to reach challenging goals.”
Goals Quotes
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.”
Psychological subjects Quotes