I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
BEAR GRYLLSIt can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.
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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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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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Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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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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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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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.
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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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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.
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A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
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Are you the sort of person who can turn around when you have nothing left, and find that little bit extra inside you to keep going, or do you sag and wilt with exhaustion? It is a mental game, and it is hard to tell how people will react until they are squeezed.
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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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