Death of famous skydiver sparks questions about what drives extreme athletes
by editors@theworld.org (Hannah Chanatry) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6YRB3)
Felix Baumgartner rose to fame in 2012 after becoming the first person to skydive through the stratosphere, breaking the sound barrier with nothing but his body. Yesterday, he died in a paragliding incident in Italy. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler spoke with sports psychologist Odette Hornby about what drives extreme athletes to the edges of their sports when the consequences can be so high.