The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
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.
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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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The lesson is, the rewards in life don’t always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.
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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
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But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it’s always when you’re least expecting it.
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Exercise helps my back. If I don’t exercise, that’s when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.
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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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Sometimes it’s hard for us to believe, really believe, that God cares and wants good things for us and doesn’t just want us to go off and give everything up and become missionaries in Burundi.
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When I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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I think viewers quite like it when I’m suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or really up against it in some quicksand or whatever.
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Don’t be scared to dream big, and don’t be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It’s the tenacious not the talented that win.
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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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Sometimes an ember is all we need.
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I 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.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.
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Nobody 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.
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Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Some 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.
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I was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
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