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I'm a guy that likes to sit in one place.

I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.

Standing on the apex of our planet is humbling. I'm starved of oxygen, depleted of reserves, unable to eat, and bound by anxiety. This is a dangerous place. Yet the symbolism of standing on top of the world gives me a chance to experience time on a cosmic scale.

It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.

Neil Armstrong, when he was out there landing on the moon, I was there first.

When you're on top, you're on top.

On the summit of Everest, I had a feeling of great satisfaction to be first there.

I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.