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When I was racing, I had learned that you can't set stock in public adoration or your press clippings. By the time I was 26, I'd heard crowds of 100,000 scream my name, but a week later they couldn't remember who I was. You're a hero today and a bum tomorrow - hero to zero, I sometimes say.
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"When I was racing, I had learned that you can't set stock in public adoration or your press clippings. By the time I was 26, I'd heard crowds of 100,000 scream my name, but a week later they couldn't remember who I was. You're a hero today and a bum tomorrow - hero to zero, I sometimes say."
— Eddie Rickenbacker

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When I was racing, I had learned that you can't set stock in public adoration or your press clippings. By the time I was 26, I'd heard crowds of 100,000 scream my name, but a week later they couldn't remember who I was. You're a hero today and a bum tomorrow - hero to zero, I sometimes say. — Eddie Rickenbacker

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Eddie Rickenbacker was a Aviator from United States (1890–1973).

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Who said "When I was racing, I had learned that you can't set stock in public adoration o…"?
This quote is attributed to Eddie Rickenbacker, a Aviator from United States.
When did Eddie Rickenbacker live?
Eddie Rickenbacker lived from 1890 – 1973.