Alan Shepard Quotes

Of course, in our grade school, in those days, there were no organized sports at all. We just went out and ran around the school yard for recess.

I can hit it farther on the moon. But actually, my swing is better here on Earth.

Miles and miles and miles.

Because of the suit I was wearing, I couldn't make a good pivot on the swing. And I had to hit the ball with one hand.

Al is on the surface. And it's been a long way, but we're here.

They say any landing you can walk away from is a good one.

I must admit, maybe I am a piece of history after all.

The rocket worked perfectly except for landing on the wrong planet.

I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

Unfortunately, the suit is so stiff, I can't do this with two hands, but I'm going to try a little sand-trap shot here.

I'd like to say I was smart enough to finish six grades in five years, but I think perhaps the teacher was just glad to get rid of me.

I know you're all saying I can go to the moon but I can't find Pasadena.

I think about the personal accomplishment, but there's more of a sense of the grand achievement by all the people who could put this man on the moon.

The fact that every part of this ship was built by the low bidder

Obviously I was challenged by becoming a Naval aviator, by landing aboard aircraft carriers and so on.

Why don't you light that candle ?

You know, being a test pilot isn't always the healthiest business in the world.

It's been a long way, but we're here.

We also knew it would be difficult, because of the financial condition of the family, for me to go to college.

We're going to see passengers in space stations in 15 years, who will be able to buy a ticket and spend a weekend in space.

We need a continuing presence in space.

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

It is a very sobering feeling to be up in space and realize that one's safety factor was determined by the lowest bidder on a government contract.

Roger, liftoff, and the clock is started.

We had some adverse conditions in the '60s, in the '70s and the '80s. The agency has risen above that in the past and will rise above that again.

Why don't you fix your little problem and light this candle?

Got more dirt than ball. Here we go again.