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> [As I told a friend of mine once who asked me why I joined Mercury, I think if I had been alive 150 years ago, I might have wanted to go out and help open up the West.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/as-i-told-a-friend-of-mine-once-who-asked-me-why-i-joined-mercury-i/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

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## More by Gus Grissom

> [This is what I wanted all along, and after I finished my studies and begun the job of testing jet aircraft, well, there wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/this-is-what-i-wanted-all-along-and-after-i-finished-my-studies-and/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [In the Air Force, you get some weird orders, but you obey them no matter what.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/in-the-air-force-you-get-some-weird-orders-but-you-obey-them-no/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [There's always a possibility that you can have a catastrophic failure, of course. This could happen on any flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/there-s-always-a-possibility-that-you-can-have-a-catastrophic-failure/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [It was especially hard for me, as a professional pilot. In all of my years of flying - including combat in Korea - this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/it-was-especially-hard-for-me-as-a-professional-pilot-in-all-of-my/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [The flight crew for the orbital mission has been picked, and I'm not on it. Of course I've been feeling pretty low for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/the-flight-crew-for-the-orbital-mission-has-been-picked-and-i-m-not/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [I did not think my chances were very big when I saw some of the other men who were competing for the team. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/i-did-not-think-my-chances-were-very-big-when-i-saw-some-of-the-other/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [As I told a friend of mine once who asked me why I joined Mercury, I think if I had been alive 150 years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/as-i-told-a-friend-of-mine-once-who-asked-me-why-i-joined-mercury-i/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [There is a clarity, a brilliance to space that simply doesn't exist on earth, even on a cloudless summer's day in the Rockies, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/there-is-a-clarity-a-brilliance-to-space-that-simply-doesn-t-exist-on/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [I suppose I built my share of model airplanes, but I can't remember that I was a flying fanatic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/i-suppose-i-built-my-share-of-model-airplanes-but-i-can-t-remember/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [I thought it would be good for the engineers and workmen who were building my spacecraft to see the pilot who would have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/i-thought-it-would-be-good-for-the-engineers-and-workmen-who-were/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [I had thought training for Mercury was rigorous. Once we got caught up in the Gemini training program, our Mercury training looked pretty soft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/i-had-thought-training-for-mercury-was-rigorous-once-we-got-caught-up/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [If we die, we want people to accept it. We are in a risky business, and we hope that if anything happens to us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/if-we-die-we-want-people-to-accept-it-we-are-in-a-risky-business-and/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [I met Betty Moore when she entered Mitchell High School as a freshman, and that was it - period, exclamation point!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/i-met-betty-moore-when-she-entered-mitchell-high-school-as-a-freshman/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [If we die, do not mourn for us. This is a risky business we're in, and we accept those risks. The space program is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/if-we-die-do-not-mourn-for-us-this-is-a-risky-business-we-re-in-and/)

[Gus Grissom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-grissom/)

> [I never did get hit, and neither did any of the leaders that I flew wing for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-grissom/i-never-did-get-hit-and-neither-did-any-of-the-leaders-that-i-flew/)

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