“Becoming a 'Sir' is slightly uncomfortable at first, although it is a considerable honor. It is amazing how quickly you become accustomed to it.” FirstsBecomingHonorUncomfortableAccustomed Author:Edmund Hillary
“If I'm selecting a group, the first thing I look for is a record of achievement . . . If (candidates achieve) in small things, there's a very good chance they'll perform well in big things.” IfsFirstsWellsLooksBigsChanceRecordsGroupsAchieveAchievementVery GoodCandidatesBig ThingsSmall ThingsGood Chance Author:Edmund Hillary
“I started to become more active and when I was at Auckland Grammar I went for the first time to the mountains. I went to Ruapehu and for the first time I saw snow. I had never seen snow before and for 10 days the group of us had a marvellous time.” FirstsSawsGroupsMountainFirst TimeActiveSnowGrammarMarvellous Author:Edmund Hillary
“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!” LifeFirstsStillsMotivationalNextGrowsGrowingBeatsFirst TimeNext TimeEverestMount Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
“On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.” FirstsFeelingsSatisfactionSummitEverest Author:Edmund Hillary
“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.” FirstsMayStepsMorningSummitAdventurerEverestClimbersMount EverestClimbing Mount Everest Author:Edmund Hillary
