Nik Wallenda
Nik Wallenda
Nikolas "Nik" Wallendais an American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil, high wire artist, and author. He is known for his high-wire performances without a safety net. He holds nine Guinness World Records for various acrobatic feats, but is best known as the first person to walk a tightrope stretched directly over Niagara Falls...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionOther
Date of Birth24 January 1979
CitySarasota, FL
CountryUnited States of America
I'd love to come to Australia. I'd love to walk about the Sydney Opera House.
My great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, was my biggest hero in life, my biggest inspiration behind everything I do.
The impossible is not quite impossible if you put your mind to it.
I've trained all my life not to be distracted by distractions.
If you think you can fall, you're more likely to.
What an incredibly beautiful city at night Chicago is. Absolutely beautiful.
You don't have to tell me how long I'm on the wire,
I respect what I do deeply. I don't get nervous to the point of fear.
I feel like I'm on cloud nine right now.
I have permits to be the first person in the world to walk across the Grand Canyon so that's a process we'll start working on. I'd say within three to five years I'll accomplish that as well.
Every walk that I do, there's obstacles in the way. There's always somebody or something that comes across negative, but I live for that sort of thing.
What I'm doing is a natural wonder. If not, there'd be 150 people behind me on the wire.
One of the things I enjoy is the challenge of Mother Nature.
It's Niagara Falls. It's one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world. Who wouldn't want to walk across it?