“I feel the need… the need for speed!”
“Your ego is writing checks your body can’t cash.”
“I’m dangerous. I’m Maverick.”
“I’m not gonna blow sunshine up your ass.”
“The plaque for the alternates is down in the ladies’ room.”
“I was inverted.”
“I’ve got the need, the need for speed.”
“I can see it’s dangerous for you, but if the government trusts me, maybe you could.”
“You don’t have time to think up there. If you think, you’re dead.”
“I don’t want anyone else to fly with you. I only trust you.”
“You’re the guy. You’re the one.”
“The enemy’s dangerous, but right now you’re worse. Dangerous and foolish.”
“Every time I get up in the air, I’m wondering if I’m gonna be feeling the need… the need to vomit.”
“Just remember, when you fall, you might feel like you’re going to die. But you’re not going to die. You’re going to have to live with that.”
“Gentlemen, you are the top 1 percent of the elite.”
“I was inverted.”
“You can be my wingman anytime.”
“Where’d you learn to shoot like that?”
“6 years of Top Gun school.”
“The shot was right there and you didn’t take it. You hesitated.”
“Don’t screw around up there.”
“You don’t have time to think up there. If you think, you’re dead.”