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You are not supposed to break those things. that motorcycle helmet was broken in three different places, but it save my life. >> saves hi life but barely. >> i had a major head injury. i had bleeding on the brain. i crushed my right shoulder, broke the collarbone and my shoulder blade in the back. i broke all my ribs, i punctured both lungs, ruptured spleen, i shattered my pelvis and i broke six vertebrae in my back and one in my neck. but other than that i was all right. >> bubba has no memory of the jump, but ever the perfectionist, he critiques his performance from his hospital bed. >> i'm ...

Amount of potential for creativity. >> so is the potential for injury. >> it's not as glamorous as it looks. you do get hurt a lot, which is a big part of what i do. >> i have four fractures on my left knee alone, elbow, ankle shoulder, i have an unstable vertebrae and serious damage and serious neck injury and paralysis in my arms. >> along with serious injuries, danny has racked up multiple records and first in skateboarding. >> the world record jumps i've achieved and records i set have been not so much about the record itself versus the opportunity to push skateboarding to a certain point....

When i actually got there and saw this thing getting constructed, i felt like i already accomplished my goal, to have a western come to china, californian jumping the great wall in a country like china. i never thought in a million years that would happen. >> but big projects can sometimes mean big problems. >> some of the things did come out a little wrong, like the design of the ramp was not perfect. there was a couple flaws in it which i found out about the hard way. >> the day before the big jump, danny checks out the setup. i went up there and looked at it. everything looked pretty good t...

He was able to get up after that, calm himself down a bit, avoid a couple more snakes, which ended up being lazy boa constrictors digesting a meal, somewhat harmless boa constrictors, but still a snake is enough to scare any one of us. and, yeah, he ended up from walking out behind the falls and telling us quite a tale. it was an experience that i'll remember for the rest of my life. being a part of a world record-breaking decent was something that is still with me and still makes me smile and makes me take pause from time to time. >> that said, ben and pedro are not resting on their morals. >...

I lift my visor up and put the bike in neutral and bow my head and say a quick little prayer. >> he puts the bike back in gear and that's all he remembers. the jump and its horrifying results are caught on camera. >> i don't remember getting closer to the ramp. i don't remember shifting the motorcycle. i don't remember getting closer and closer and positioning myself for the jump. i don't remember any of that stuff. and i certainly don't remember the helicopter ride that, you know, sent me to scripps memorial hospital, which is where i wong woke up a day or two later. >> bubba breaks a lot of ...