'You're a legend, Alan' - Hon. Tony Abbott, former Prime Minister of Australia (Heart Foundation Week speech)

'An extraordinary account - an old man mapping the city with his feet' - Adelaide Advertiser

'Is this the coolest man in the country? We think he is!' - Village Voice (Sydney inner west)

'Alan Waddell...proved you are never too old to change the world.' - Think Big magazine

'A grandfather who has achieved cult fame' - St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

'One of the best web sites I have ever seen' - Radio 702 ABC (Simon Marnie)

'An absolute inspiration to all of us' - Super Radio Network (Graeme Gilbert)

'He was one of Australia's great characters' - 9 TV Network's Getaway 2008

'Alan Waddell was a worldwide internet sensation.' - Daily Telegraph

'Inconceivable pioneering work' - Guang Ming Daily (Malaysia)

'Australia's Forrest Gump' - 7 TV Network's Today Tonight

'A popular web site' - San Francisco Chronicle

'Fantastic web site' - Radio New Zealand

'A real-life inspiration' - The Nation (Thailand)

'An amazing man' - Radio 2UE (Glenn Wheeler)

'A cyber celebrity' - 9 TV Network's Getaway 2006

'A welcome dose of inspiration' - 9 TV Network News

'Legendary walker ... Alan's an inspiration' - Mosman Daily

'Elderly Australian walks into stardom' - People's Daily (China)

'The North Shore's most famous athlete' - Sydney Weekly Courier

'Alan’s website…one of the best around' – Mt Druitt & St Marys Standard

'[He] has inspired thousands...an internet superstar' - Independent Times (Canada)

'This site has turned a simple idea into a real treasure' - The Sydney Morning Herald

'The senior citizen who is leading the fight against heart disease' - 10 TV Network News

'He's a legend, a terrific Sydneysider and a great Australian' - Radio Nova (Merrick & Rosso)

'A media darling Down Under and his fame is spreading fast across the globe' - Kitchener Record (Canada) Ranked Number 1 out of up to 436 million for a Google search of 'walk' through 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

(Ranked Number 1 out of 1,350 million for a Google search of 'walk' on 19 January 2010)

Ranked Number 1 out of up to 83 million for a Google search of 'walks' through 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

