People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide t… - Edmund Hillary

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

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Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest.

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Native Name: Edmund Percival Hillary

Alternative Names: Sir Edmund Percival Hillary • Sir Edmund Hillary • Ed Hillary

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

Petualangan bukanlah tentang menaklukkan alam, tetapi tentang menaklukkan diri sendiri.

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