I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
BEAR GRYLLSI find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
BEAR GRYLLSThe special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
BEAR GRYLLSYou can’t become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There’s life in a nutshell.
BEAR GRYLLSI look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
BEAR GRYLLSIn the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
BEAR GRYLLSWhen you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.
BEAR GRYLLSWhat I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
BEAR GRYLLSLife’s full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn’t matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
BEAR GRYLLSThe line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
BEAR GRYLLSI grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
BEAR GRYLLSI didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
BEAR GRYLLSThe SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
BEAR GRYLLSNobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. I’m always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.
BEAR GRYLLSSome of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
BEAR GRYLLSMy Christian faith is my backbone
BEAR GRYLLSI learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.
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