--- title: "4 Astronaut Quotes By Wally Funk" description: "4 Astronaut quotes by Wally Funk. Plus more from Wally Funk and more Astronaut sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/wally-funk-13134_america_i-ve-done-a-lot-of-astronaut-training-th_518471.jpg" --- > [I've done a lot of astronaut training through the world, Russia, America. And I could always beat the guys on what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-ve-done-a-lot-of-astronaut-training-through-the-world-russia/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/wally-funk-13134_america_i-ve-done-a-lot-of-astronaut-training-th_518471.jpg) > [My feelings are 'Godspeed, John Glenn.' But I feel badly that he took a spot away from a young astronaut who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/my-feelings-are-godspeed-john-glenn-but-i-feel-badly-that-he-took-a/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/wally-funk-13134_astronaut_my-feelings-are-godspeed-john-glenn-but_813801.jpg) > [I get a call - said, do you want to be an astronaut? I said, oh, my gosh, yes. And he said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-get-a-call-said-do-you-want-to-be-an-astronaut-i-said-oh-my-gosh/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/wally-funk-13134_astronaut_i-get-a-call-said-do-you-want-to-be-an-a_1150071.jpg) > [I got a hold of NASA, four times, I said, 'I want to become an astronaut.' But nobody would take me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-got-a-hold-of-nasa-four-times-i-said-i-want-to-become-an-astronaut/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/wally-funk-13134_astronaut_i-got-a-hold-of-nasa-four-times-i-said-i_3179353.jpg) ## Other authors on Astronaut - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-hadfield-23473.jpg) Chris Hadfield 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/chris-hadfield/) - [Leroy Chiao 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/leroy-chiao/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sally-ride-82413.jpg) Sally Ride 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/sally-ride/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-j-massimino-67182.jpg) Michael J. 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Grunsfeld 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/john-m-grunsfeld/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edgar-mitchell-31467.jpg) Edgar Mitchell 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/edgar-mitchell/) ## More by Wally Funk > [I like to do things that nobody has ever done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-like-to-do-things-that-nobody-has-ever-done/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [We hadn't been to space yet, so there was no idea what the human body would have to endure in terms of stress. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/we-hadn-t-been-to-space-yet-so-there-was-no-idea-what-the-human-body/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [You never forget the airplane you soloed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/you-never-forget-the-airplane-you-soloed/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I went on to Oklahoma State University, who was the best flight school in the United States at that time from the mid '50s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-went-on-to-oklahoma-state-university-who-was-the-best-flight-school/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I think we all know what actually happened. It was a good old boy network, and there was no such thing as a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-think-we-all-know-what-actually-happened-it-was-a-good-old-boy/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I love challenges, and I like 'em hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-love-challenges-and-i-like-em-hard/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I've done a lot of astronaut training through the world, Russia, America. And I could always beat the guys on what they were doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-ve-done-a-lot-of-astronaut-training-through-the-world-russia/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I'm still kicking in doors to keep on going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-m-still-kicking-in-doors-to-keep-on-going/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I'm a happy kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-m-a-happy-kid/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [We may get a few trips but it is the coming generation of women who really will perform in outer space.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/we-may-get-a-few-trips-but-it-is-the-coming-generation-of-women-who/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [My feelings are 'Godspeed, John Glenn.' But I feel badly that he took a spot away from a young astronaut who had probably waited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/my-feelings-are-godspeed-john-glenn-but-i-feel-badly-that-he-took-a/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [Russia will have a woman in space before the United States calls for a crash program for women astronauts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/russia-will-have-a-woman-in-space-before-the-united-states-calls-for/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [Higher, faster, longer - that is my motto.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/higher-faster-longer-that-is-my-motto/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [My first ride in an airplane was at nine years of age, and it was wonderful: the freedom, the smell of the exhaust, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/my-first-ride-in-an-airplane-was-at-nine-years-of-age-and-it-was/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) > [I had to drink radioactive water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-funk/i-had-to-drink-radioactive-water/) [Wally Funk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-funk/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/wally-funk/#itemlist", "name": "4 Astronaut Quotes By Wally Funk", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've done a lot of astronaut training through the world, Russia, America. 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