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 media cause more problems than they do good.

Other people are talking about writing books about my life, or about some of the things I've done. I find it strange, but I also feel it's my life and my story, and I guess I better be the one to get it on paper the way it actually happened.

Just because war is hell doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun.

I did want to be the top sniper.

I am a much better father and husband than I ever was a sniper.

I began teaching my son how to shoot when he was two, starting with the basics of a BB rifle. My theory is that kids get into trouble because of curiosity—if you don’t satisfy it, you’re asking for big problems. If you inform them and carefully instruct them on safety when they’re young, you avoid a lot of the trouble. My son has learned to respect weapons. I’ve always told him, if you want to use a gun, come get me. There’s nothing I like better than shooting.