--- title: "18 Seal Team Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 18 Seal Team quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Seal Team sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/gregory-berns-17026_dog_did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the_306781.png" --- > [“Did you guys hear there was a dog on the SEAL team?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-berns/did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the-seal-team/) [Gregory Berns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-berns/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/gregory-berns-17026_dog_did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the_306781.png) > [I started in SEAL Team 3 in 2008.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-crenshaw/i-started-in-seal-team-3-in-2008/) [Dan Crenshaw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-crenshaw/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/dan-crenshaw-7233_seal_i-started-in-seal-team-3-in-2008-1987156_1987156.jpg) > [“When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-templin/when-the-navy-sends-their-elite-they-send-the-seals-when-the-seals/) [Stephen Templin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-templin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b8/stephen-templin-279778_seal-team_when-the-navy-sends-their-elite-they-sen_2806864.jpg) > [With 'Mad Men,' you feel like you're a member of Seal Team Six when you're shooting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-feldman/with-mad-men-you-feel-like-you-re-a-member-of-seal-team-six-when-you/) [Ben Feldman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-feldman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/ben-feldman-8869_feel_with-mad-men-you-feel-like-you-re-a-memb_200528.png) > [Taking out werewolves, I gather and surmise, is akin to taking out a SEAL team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-briggs/taking-out-werewolves-i-gather-and-surmise-is-akin-to-taking-out-a/) [Patricia Briggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-briggs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/patricia-briggs-571_alpha-and-omega_taking-out-werewolves-i-gather-and-surmi_107833.png) > [When I was running training, we would fire a couple of leaders from every SEAL team because they couldn't lead. And 99.9%…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocko-willink/when-i-was-running-training-we-would-fire-a-couple-of-leaders-from/) [Jocko Willink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocko-willink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/jocko-willink-3347_ability_when-i-was-running-training-we-would-fir_300428.jpg) > [I was 18 years old, and it was a dream come true for me to work out and eat great food for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocko-willink/i-was-18-years-old-and-it-was-a-dream-come-true-for-me-to-work-out/) [Jocko Willink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocko-willink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d53/jocko-willink-3347_dream-come-true_i-was-18-years-old-and-it-was-a-dream-co_2160592.jpg) > [“Tom's Navy SEAL team nicknamed him 'Tailspin', especially after sustaining his knee injury, but Joe likes to call him his 'Lucky Charm'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-a-kragie/tom-s-navy-seal-team-nicknamed-him-tailspin-especially-after/) [L.A. Kragie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-a-kragie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/l-a-kragie-69605_best-buddies_tom-s-navy-seal-team-nicknamed-him-tails_2091483.jpg) > [In the past, Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC, of which SEAL Team 6 is a key component, has only launched ground…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/in-the-past-joint-special-operations-command-or-jsoc-of-which-seal/) [Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/peter-bergen-1880_israel_in-the-past-joint-special-operations-com_1325698.jpg) > [Seal Team Six is a different unit than the rest of the SEAL teams inasmuch as they concentrate primarily on one thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-e-wasdin/seal-team-six-is-a-different-unit-than-the-rest-of-the-seal-teams/) [Howard E. Wasdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-e-wasdin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/howard-e-wasdin-38248_counter-terrorism_seal-team-six-is-a-different-unit-than-t_236956.jpg) > [“You’ve done hard before. If it came easy, it wouldn’t mean as much. -- reaking Free (Military Romantic Suspense) (Book 1 of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teresa-reasor/you-ve-done-hard-before-if-it-came-easy-it-wouldn-t-mean-as-much/) [Teresa Reasor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teresa-reasor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/teresa-reasor-76068_seal-team_you-ve-done-hard-before-if-it-came-easy_558314.jpg) > [In the public's mind, Special Forces are often confused with the 'door kickers' of Special Operations Forces - such as SEAL Team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-bergen/in-the-public-s-mind-special-forces-are-often-confused-with-the-door/) [Peter Bergen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-bergen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/peter-bergen-1880_confused_in-the-public-s-mind-special-forces-are_330459.png) > [All SEALS in my mind are equally elite. It doesn't matter if you're SEAL Team Two, One, Six, 10, it doesn't matter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-e-wasdin/all-seals-in-my-mind-are-equally-elite-it-doesn-t-matter-if-you-re/) [Howard E. Wasdin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-e-wasdin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f11/howard-e-wasdin-38248_matter_all-seals-in-my-mind-are-equally-elite-i_1179808.jpg) > [When I checked into SEAL Team One many years ago, one of the things that I noticed was there was this old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocko-willink/when-i-checked-into-seal-team-one-many-years-ago-one-of-the-things/) [Jocko Willink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocko-willink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78f/jocko-willink-3347_army_when-i-checked-into-seal-team-one-many-y_2398211.jpg) > [There are a lot of inaccuracies out there when it comes to the SEAL training process. You will see guys carrying logs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jocko-willink/there-are-a-lot-of-inaccuracies-out-there-when-it-comes-to-the-seal/) [Jocko Willink](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jocko-willink/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/jocko-willink-3347_attitude_there-are-a-lot-of-inaccuracies-out-ther_1881173.jpg) > [“As assistant officer in charge of his SEAL Team Three platoon, Brendan saw the terrorist threat firsthand in a way few Americans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-sileo/as-assistant-officer-in-charge-of-his-seal-team-three-platoon-brendan/) [Tom Sileo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-sileo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3a/tom-sileo-96798_brave-men_as-assistant-officer-in-charge-of-his-se_2091616.jpg) > [“In life you will face a lot of Circuses. You will pay for your failures. But, if you persevere, if you let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-h-mcraven/in-life-you-will-face-a-lot-of-circuses-you-will-pay-for-your-2/) [William H. McRaven](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-h-mcraven/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/william-h-mcraven-13570_army_in-life-you-will-face-a-lot-of-circuses_2174296.jpg) > [“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-blake/the-shadows-why-do-you-think-they-invented-chess-he-s-got-you-there/) [Russell Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff7/russell-blake-36722_chess_the-shadows-why-do-you-think-they-invent_11436.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/seal-team/#itemlist", "name": "Seal Team Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Did you guys hear there was a dog on the SEAL team?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gregory Berns" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-berns/did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the-seal-team/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/gregory-berns-17026_dog_did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the_306781.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/gregory-berns-17026_dog_did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the_306781.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a8/gregory-berns-17026_dog_did-you-guys-hear-there-was-a-dog-on-the_306781.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Did you guys hear there was a dog on the SEAL team?” — Gregory Berns", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I started in SEAL Team 3 in 2008.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dan Crenshaw" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-crenshaw/i-started-in-seal-team-3-in-2008/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/dan-crenshaw-7233_seal_i-started-in-seal-team-3-in-2008-1987156_1987156.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/dan-crenshaw-7233_seal_i-started-in-seal-team-3-in-2008-1987156_1987156.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66d/dan-crenshaw-7233_seal_i-started-in-seal-team-3-in-2008-1987156_1987156.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I started in SEAL Team 3 in 2008.” — Dan Crenshaw", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. 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Either that, or they’ll capture us and hold us for ransom – maybe do what those wannabe terrorists did and chop our heads off, posting it on the internet for shits and giggles. We’re not sitting in your little ivory bubble anymore. Highly polished principles won’t wash well here.” The words felt like a slap in the face. “You think I’m that naive?” he eventually mustered after an awkward pause. Captain Chenoweth gave a short whistle, and the SEAL team dropped back from their defensive positions, jogging up the short hill and clambering into the rear of one of the virtually invisible trucks. “I think it’s time to go, sir.” And with that simple statement, Captain Chenoweth relayed volumes to Jake, who nodded silently and walked toward the large truck, its back tray covered by a canvas roof stretched over a high, metal frame. Jake saw the SEAL team seated alongside Fletcher and three of his men, two bench-seats running the length of the tray. 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