One small step, one giant leap for mankind--you Armstronged it for us, literally!
What went through his mind when he was about to jump? He must have been terrified. I would have been, as most people would. That was the question a reporter posed in the news conference that followed.
Check out the video (below) and see if you can write out the transcript for 14:49 - 15:02, beginning with "What went through your head ...."
Post your transcript on your blog and check it with a partner or with the words below.
Isn't it amazing when the context changes the entire meaning of an isolated quote?
Here's the CONTEXT of the quote: start at 1:20 of http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=0JM9MCNU
Those who guessed his reference to jumping off the arm of the Jesus statue in Rio, Brazil, got it right.
TRANSCRIPT:
Question: What went through your head at that moment before you jumped?
Felix Baumgartner: Well, I thought, Please, God, don't let me down. But if you're standing in His Son's arm, you know, nothing can go wrong at that moment. That's what I [was] thinking.
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