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" It would be very, very dangerous for a wire walker to experience fear while he is balancing on the wire. Fear has its place on earth, before and maybe after a high-wire walk, but not during for me. "

Philippe Petit

Experience

Fear

Place

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Philippe Petit

Tell

Stories

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" If you see how carefully I prepare for any kind of walk, legal or illegal, small or big, you will see that, actually, I narrow the unknown to virtually nothing. And that's when I am ready to walk on the wire. "

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Philippe Petit

Nobody

Grand Canyon

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Philippe Petit

You

Tragedy

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Survival

Problems

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