I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
BEAR GRYLLSOur fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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If you risk nothing you gain nothing
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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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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I love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra. And for me, I had always grown up with the belief that if someone succeeds it is because they are brilliant or talented or just better than me…
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Don’t be scared to dream big, and don’t be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It’s the tenacious not the talented that win.
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I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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It’s unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren’t able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.
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The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.
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To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.
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I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
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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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