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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

I’ve seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it’s all gone wrong. That’s when we define ourselves.
BEAR GRYLLS

Bravery Gone People
That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
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Happy Inspire Muscle Question Really Stuff
I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
BEAR GRYLLS

Army Soldier Years
I train five days a week hard – but it is short and sharp – 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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Body Week Yoga
I love making healthy lean foods delicious – that’s an art!
BEAR GRYLLS

Art Healthy Love Making
Sometimes an ember is all we need.
BEAR GRYLLS

Embers Needs Sometimes
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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Climb Dad Thinking
The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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Arena Desert Survival
I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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Careers Climber Soldier
Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
BEAR GRYLLS

Inspire People Reckless
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 don’t like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards for rare occasions!
BEAR GRYLLS

Cards Good Luck Rare Occasion
I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
BEAR GRYLLS

Men Survivor Three
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.
BEAR GRYLLS

Ambition Heart Pride
Life’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 GRYLLS

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

Jesus Needs People

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