Man Of The Moment
It is likely not going to come as much of a surprise to learn that Walters quickly became the man of the moment, with media outlets and newspapers from all over the world scrambling to be able to talk to this seemingly ordinary man who had somehow achieved the extraordinary.
When addressing the media at the time, Walters spoke passionately about how he simply could not rest until he had pursued this wacky dream and brought it to fruition. He said that he simply could not rest until he had accomplished this. To the point where he admitted that he felt that he kind of had to do it for his own sanity, it had become that important to him.