I don’t know if I’m the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn’t be.
CHRIS KYLEPeople tell me I saved hundreds and hundreds of people. But I have to tell you: it’s not the people you saved that you remember. It’s the ones you couldn’t save. Those are the ones you talk about. Those are the faces and situations that stay with you forever.
More Chris Kyle Quotes
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What wounded veteran’s don’t need is sympathy. They need to be treated like the men they are: equals, heroes, and people who still have tremendous value for society.
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I really don’t care what people think of me.
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I thought I should be stronger than was possible.
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But in that backroom or whatever it is when God confronts me with my sins, I do not believe any of the kills I had during the war will be among them. Everyone I shot was evil. I had good cause on every shot. They all deserved to die.
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I really don’t care what people think of me. I’ve got my family. I’ve got my friends. Yes, I have been trained to be a little more aggressive if I need to be, but I don’t go around thumping people.
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I’m trying to raise the awareness of the troops that, when they deploy and go to war, it’s not just them at war – it’s also their family. Their family is having to go through all the hardships and the stresses.
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Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.
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MY REGRETS ARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE I COULDN’T SAVE—Marines, soldiers, my buddies. I still feel their loss. I still ache for my failure to protect them.
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You’re not just going out there, maybe sacrificing your own life. There’s also sacrifices still going on at home. You can serve in the military and have a good marriage, but you just need to be aware of it so you can take those steps to take care of it.
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I have a master chief that always said, punch and run.
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War is hell. Hollywood fantasizes about it and makes it look good; war sucks.
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I’m just trying to get back to normal life.
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I did want to be the top sniper.
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After I was discharged from the military, it was difficult trying to become a civilian.
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I just want to get the bad guys but if I can’t see them, I can’t shoot them.
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