The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
BEAR GRYLLSOur achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
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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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I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
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My Christian faith is my backbone
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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.
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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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When I’m filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and you’ve got to eat the bad stuff, and survival food is rarely pretty, but you kind of do it. I get in that zone, and I eat the nasty stuff, but I’m not like that when I’m back home.
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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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Adventure should be 80 percent ‘I think this is manageable,’ but it’s good to have that last 20 percent where you’re right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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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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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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I miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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