It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.

I don't know if I'm the best of the best. But I did know that if I quit, I wouldn't be.

The Navy credits me with more kills as a sniper than any other American service member, past or present.

You have to slow your heart rate, stay calm. You have to shoot in between your heartbeats.

Maybe war isn’t really fun, but I certainly was enjoying it.

I’ve lived the literal meaning of the ‘land of the free’ and ‘home of the brave.’ It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest. Even at a ball game, when someone talks during the anthem or doesn’t take off his hat, it pisses me off. I’m not one to be quiet about it, either.

It's not a problem taking out someone who wants your people dead. That's not a problem at all.