Yeager: An Autobiography

"Ever since Tom Wolfe's book was published, the question I'm asked most often and which always annoys me is whether I think I've got 'the right stuff.' I know that golden trout have the right stuff and I've seen a few gals here and there that I'd bet ha] it in spades, but those words seem meaningless when used to describe a pilot's attributes. I don't deny that I was damned good. If there is such a thing as 'the best,' I was at least one of the title contenders. I've had a full life and enjoyed just about every damned minute of it because that's how I lived.

— General Chuck Yeager