It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.
BEAR GRYLLSAre 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.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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People ask me, “How do I succeed?” Whatever it is they do, I say, “Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you’ll be getting there.” Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises.
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I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.
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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 was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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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.
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I find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
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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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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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Scouts should be progressive and should be adapting. If you’re gay or not it’s irrelevant, Scouting values respect.
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Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.
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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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You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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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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