- Airman Spencer Stone: I don't know, ma'am. I just didn't want my family finding out that I died hiding under a table.
- Anthony: Hey, man, will you take a candid of me real quick?
- Specialist Alek Skarlatos: You know its not a candid if you ask me to take it, right?
- Man: Once you begin to discover who you are, then you really realize how you have been given authority over your life. But you can only do that through the struggle of life. And most people avoid the struggle. Most people go through life avoiding pain. When you're working on a dream, at some point in time, a transition takes place. Something in you that you never activated lies dormant in there. You learn how to leap higher. You start challenging yourself to dig deeper. You don't need anybody to approve your dream. Do what you know is right. Don't try and take any shortcuts. Pay your dues. We've been chosen for this great work. Let's go!
- Specialist Alek Skarlatos: Look at the baby soda Spencer!
- Airman Spencer Stone: Alek, shut the heck up!
- [first lines]
- Anthony: [narrating] My name is Anthony Sadler. You're probably wondering why a brother like me is hanging out with these two crackers. But trust me, they're my two closest friends. Let me introduce you. This is Alek Skarlatos, the robot. He's a strong guy. He'll always have your back whenever you're in trouble. And this is Spencer Stone. You don't have to worry about him having your back in trouble because I'm sure he'll find it first. Seems like the three of us have been gettin' each other in trouble ever since middle school. But let me take you back and show you how it all began...