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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.

Bear Grylls

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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Mountain Three Tvs
Eating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn’t going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It’s all about one thing: coming home in one piece.
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Home Needs Nice
The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
BEAR GRYLLS

Climbing Confidence Self Special
I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
BEAR GRYLLS

Face Rock Tea
Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly
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Adventure Best Boldly Life Live
I love home cooking, and I’m not a great one for fast food.
BEAR GRYLLS

Cooking Fast Food Home
The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
BEAR GRYLLS

Challenges Made Want
Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
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Ambition Heart Pride
A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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Classic Men Wise
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.
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Heart Home Winning
Life has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
BEAR GRYLLS

Dream Fire Men
Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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Anchors Harbors May
To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.
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Adventure Connections People
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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Mirrors Price Pride Tag
I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.
BEAR GRYLLS

Intuition Night Quiet Voice
It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.
BEAR GRYLLS

Children Father Heart

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