Fighter pilot is an attitude. It is cockiness. It is aggressiveness. It is self-confidence. It is a streak of rebelliousness, and it is competitiveness. But there's something else - there's a spark. There's a desire to be good. To do… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
There's a lot of Hollywood bullshit about flying. I mean, look at the movies about test pilots or fighter pilots who face imminent death.… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
I think it is love of that blue vault of sky that becomes your playground if, and only if, you are a fighter pilot.… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
The best way to defend the bombers is to catch the enemy before it his in position to attack. Catch them when they are… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
It got more exciting with each war. I mean the planes were going faster than hell when I was flying a Mustang, but by… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
“Here's what I learned over the years. Know the mission, what is expected of you and your people. Get to know those people, their… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
Anybody who doesn't have fear is an idiot. It's just that you must make the fear work for you. Hell when somebody shot at… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
There are pilots and there are pilots; with the good ones, it is inborn. You can't teach it. If you are a fighter pilot,… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
It became the middle finger I couldn’t raise in PR photographs. The mustache became my silent last word in the verbal battles I was… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
Fighter pilot is an attitude. It is cockiness. It is aggressiveness. It is self-confidence. It is a streak of rebelliousness, and it is competitiveness.… — Robin Olds Copy Share Image
