For All Mankind Quote
Narrator: I had a bet with somebody who didn't, uh, really felt that Neil spent a great deal of time before he went figuring out his famous words, and they were not extemporaneous, on-the-spot, historical words. He actually felt that these words might have even been written for Neil by somebody else. And I said well, I'll betcha five hundred bucks that when I get to the bottom of the ladder - and nobody ever remembers what the second person to do something does anyhow - I'm gonna say "It might have been a small step for Neil, but it's a big step for a little fella like me"
Buzz Aldrin: [on the Moon, about to exit the LEM] Ready for me to come out?
Neil Armstrong: Okay.
Buzz Aldrin: Now I wanna back up and partially-close the hatch... making sure not to lock it on my way out.
Narrator: So this person said "Ah, no way you're gonna do that; they'll tell you what to say." And I said "Okay, but a bet's a bet." So I bet this person five-hundred dollars, and when I got to the bottom of the ladder, I said it!
Narrator: Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me! [laughter]
Buzz Aldrin: [on the Moon, about to exit the LEM] Ready for me to come out?
Neil Armstrong: Okay.
Buzz Aldrin: Now I wanna back up and partially-close the hatch... making sure not to lock it on my way out.
Narrator: So this person said "Ah, no way you're gonna do that; they'll tell you what to say." And I said "Okay, but a bet's a bet." So I bet this person five-hundred dollars, and when I got to the bottom of the ladder, I said it!
Narrator: Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me! [laughter]
Movie: For All Mankind
