Kimbal Musk

And I was in Jackson Hole, and I was doing these very aggressive snowboard runs, and I'm, at the time, a pretty good aggressive snowboarder. And I remember saying to myself, look, I've got kids. I need to chill on this. The next day was Valentine's Day. Tomorrow's Valentine's Day. I'm just going to have a nice day with the family and my wife at the time.

And I was in Jackson Hole, and I was doing these very aggressive snowboard runs, and I'm, at the time, a pretty good aggressive snowboarder. And I remember saying to myself, look, I've got kids. I need to chill on this. The next day was Valentine's Day. Tomorrow's Valentine's Day. I'm just going to have a nice day with the family and my wife at the time.

And we went to a children's run to do the inner tube run. And the tubes are small, but everyone uses the same tube. So I'm 6'5", and my kids are 4 years old, and everyone uses the same size tube. It should have been a message to me not to get on this thing.

And we went to a children's run to do the inner tube run. And the tubes are small, but everyone uses the same tube. So I'm 6'5", and my kids are 4 years old, and everyone uses the same size tube. It should have been a message to me not to get on this thing.

And we went to a children's run to do the inner tube run. And the tubes are small, but everyone uses the same tube. So I'm 6'5", and my kids are 4 years old, and everyone uses the same size tube. It should have been a message to me not to get on this thing.

But I went and got on it, and on the first run, and I went down, and you're going super fast, 35 miles an hour, and a tube hit the braking mats, and it stopped. The tube just stopped where it was. It just threw me. My head was facing downhill, so that's created the wrong center of gravity. So instead of braking, it just threw me. I landed on my head.

But I went and got on it, and on the first run, and I went down, and you're going super fast, 35 miles an hour, and a tube hit the braking mats, and it stopped. The tube just stopped where it was. It just threw me. My head was facing downhill, so that's created the wrong center of gravity. So instead of braking, it just threw me. I landed on my head.

But I went and got on it, and on the first run, and I went down, and you're going super fast, 35 miles an hour, and a tube hit the braking mats, and it stopped. The tube just stopped where it was. It just threw me. My head was facing downhill, so that's created the wrong center of gravity. So instead of braking, it just threw me. I landed on my head.

My head went into my chest, like compression into my chest. Down like that. I ruptured my spine at C6 and C7. And in like the blink of a second, I was paralyzed. I was like, like, like what? You know, just like impossible to... Impossible to comprehend. And they take me, they put this big thing on my, like, halo on my head, and they take me to the hospital, which was more of a medical clinic.

My head went into my chest, like compression into my chest. Down like that. I ruptured my spine at C6 and C7. And in like the blink of a second, I was paralyzed. I was like, like, like what? You know, just like impossible to... Impossible to comprehend. And they take me, they put this big thing on my, like, halo on my head, and they take me to the hospital, which was more of a medical clinic.

My head went into my chest, like compression into my chest. Down like that. I ruptured my spine at C6 and C7. And in like the blink of a second, I was paralyzed. I was like, like, like what? You know, just like impossible to... Impossible to comprehend. And they take me, they put this big thing on my, like, halo on my head, and they take me to the hospital, which was more of a medical clinic.

And I'm just like, what is going on here?

And I'm just like, what is going on here?

And I'm just like, what is going on here?

I remember being... So this is one of the things that actually the doctor said caused the most damage was... I was thrown from the tube, and I heard this big crunch sound in my body. And I knew that I was hurt. But I didn't feel any pain. That's also, why wouldn't you feel pain? Because you don't feel pain. And I'm face down on the snow, and the snow is burning my face, because you can't do that.

I remember being... So this is one of the things that actually the doctor said caused the most damage was... I was thrown from the tube, and I heard this big crunch sound in my body. And I knew that I was hurt. But I didn't feel any pain. That's also, why wouldn't you feel pain? Because you don't feel pain. And I'm face down on the snow, and the snow is burning my face, because you can't do that.

I remember being... So this is one of the things that actually the doctor said caused the most damage was... I was thrown from the tube, and I heard this big crunch sound in my body. And I knew that I was hurt. But I didn't feel any pain. That's also, why wouldn't you feel pain? Because you don't feel pain. And I'm face down on the snow, and the snow is burning my face, because you can't do that.

You need something. And I... found a way to turn myself around so that my face wouldn't be on the ground, but I knew I couldn't move. And that, they said, actually caused more damage than, well, obviously the accident created the opening, but once you move your body, the blood goes into the spinal column at a faster rate, and that is what caused my paralysis. But I remember that, and I...

You need something. And I... found a way to turn myself around so that my face wouldn't be on the ground, but I knew I couldn't move. And that, they said, actually caused more damage than, well, obviously the accident created the opening, but once you move your body, the blood goes into the spinal column at a faster rate, and that is what caused my paralysis. But I remember that, and I...

You need something. And I... found a way to turn myself around so that my face wouldn't be on the ground, but I knew I couldn't move. And that, they said, actually caused more damage than, well, obviously the accident created the opening, but once you move your body, the blood goes into the spinal column at a faster rate, and that is what caused my paralysis. But I remember that, and I...