Who is Neil Armstrong?

A hero to millions, Neil Armstrong has consistently shunned the limelight. His words on being the first person ever to set foot on the Moon have been written into soundbite history - but in the four decades since Neil Armstrong became a household name, he has also increasingly become an enigma.

Unlike many of his contemporaries, Armstrong has refused to cash in on his fame and seemingly done everything in his power to diminish it.

So what has made Neil Armstrong such a reluctant hero, unsusceptible to the normal trappings of celebrity? And why won't he speak about his historic journey?

Armstrong, now 78, believes simply that he did not deserve the attention. "There were 400,000 people that worked on that [Moon landing] programme in various different ways and he thinks he didn't deserve all the credit just because he did the flying part,"

Komen: Susah nak cari orang berpendirian macam Armstrong ni. Kebanyakan orang masa kini cepat lupa bahawa kejayaan dikecapi adalah usaha daripada pelbagai pihak..... Diharapkan sesiapa yang membaca rencana ni dapat "ilmu" daripadanya.