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I think if there was anything I learned from our skipper was that it's not how you look it's how you perform.
Neil Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong
Age: 81 †
Born: 1930
Born: January 1
Died: 2012
Died: January 1
Aerospace Engineer
Astronaut
Test Pilot
United States Naval Aviator
University Teacher
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Neil Alden Armstrong
Neil A. Armstrong
Armstrong
Perform
Learned
Anything
Look
Looks
Think
Thinking
Skipper
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