“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.”

And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.

Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly

You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it’s invariably on our doorstep.

I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.

Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It’s about doing whatever it takes – and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win.

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.

Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.

Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.

One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.

Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.

For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!

I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.

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.

I’ve eaten sheep’s eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.

It is 100% natural, is whole food based, and I love the fact that it provides raw, anti-oxidant fruit and veg in a capsule form. For me it fulfills a key part of my nutrition, training and recovery needs.

Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.

I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.

I don’t like them fellas who drive in two runs and let in three.

In ’92 I got my first coach and had it for two, three years. My wife hated it.

Seeing much, suffering much, and studying much, are the three pillars of learning.

Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls.

My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.

If I were to name the three most precious resources of life, I should say books, friends, and nature. And the greatest of these, at least the most constant and always at hand, is nature.

I’ve tried to lose weight two or three times, and every time, my golf game was horrible.