Nikolas "Nik" Wallenda (Nik Wallenda) Quotes

There was no way to focus on the movement of the cable. If I looked down at the cable there was water moving everywhere. And if I looked up there was heavy mist blowing in front of my face. So it was a very unique, a weird sensation.

Nikolas "Nik" Wallenda

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• There was no way to focus on the movement of the cable. If I looked down at the cable there was water moving everywhere. And if I looked up there was heavy mist blowing in front of my face. So it was a very unique, a weird sensation.

  

  Nikolas "Nik" Wallenda
  • Sensation
  • Blowing
  • Cable