The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the other hand, it is the novice usually who gets the famous ace by doing at some… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
When I was racing, I had learned that you can't set stock in public adoration or your press clippings. By the time I was 26, I'd heard crowds of 100,000 scream my name, but a week later they couldn't remember… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
In this business, you find the enemy, then go after and destroy him. Everything else is rubbish! — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down. — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life become more secure, more fraught with action, richer in experience and achievement. — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
The obviously inexperienced pilot is the game the scientific air-fighter goes after, and the majority of victories are won that way. But, on the… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
When I look up and see the sun shining on the patch of white clouds up in the blue, I begin to think how… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
The sensation of dying is sweet, sensuous, placid. It is the easiest thing in the world to die. The hardest is to live. — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
“Aviation is proof that given the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."(1890-1973), American aviator” — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
When I look up and see the sun shining on the patch of white clouds up in the blue, I begin to think how… — Eddie Rickenbacker Copy Share Image
