Media Coverage
What people are saying about Ashrita and his feats:
"Ashrita
Furman holds more records than any human being alive and he
has travelled the globe to set them."
- 20/20 ABC News
"Since 1979, when he first etched his name into
The Guinness Book of World Records for doing 27,000
jumping jacks, Furman has practically transformed 'the chronicle
of human achievement' into his own curriculum vitae."
- Sports Illustrated
"Hardly a man is now alive, who would want to do what
Ashrita Furman ... the Carl Lewis of oddball athletics ...
has just done."
- People Magazine
"Ask fans who's the greatest athlete of all time, and you'll hear a
familiar debate over the likes of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jordan, and
Babe Ruth. Ask avid readers of The Guinness Book of World Records, however, and you're likely to hear consensus on one name: Ashrita Furman."
– The Christian Science Monitor
"Indeed, Furman, in his own way, is a pioneer of today's
'extreme sports', and quite as dedicated to the seemingly
unattainable."
- The Daily Telegraph
"On the list of conversation killers, 'How I Discovered
My Spirituality' usually ranks right near the top... Ashrita
Furman's story of finding God, however, merits a good listen."
- Time Out New York
"Mr. Furman is not a man who is easily discouraged or humiliated."
- New York Times
On Television:
"Ashrita, you're a man who has gone out and tackled life!"
- Regis Philbin
"The man jogged for 26.2 miles juggling 3 balls and (now)
one pepper (the world's hottest pepper) took him out!"
- Oprah Winfrey
"Tell me about all this pogostick jumping, cotton picking,
chicken plucking stuff you've been doing!"
- Steve Allen
"No, say it... why is my head good for milk bottle balancing?"
- Bill Cosby
"That is wild! What does he do in real life?"
- Barbara Walters
"Look up in the sky! It's a bird, it's a plane... no it's Ashrita
Furman pogostick jumping up the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada.... Ashrita
is not a man to make a barroom bet with."
– CNN Headline News
