I was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
BEAR GRYLLSI never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I’ve been doing that from a very young age.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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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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The lesson is, the rewards in life don’t always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.
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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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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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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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I try and eat really healthy when I’m home, but I certainly don’t eat worms and snakes.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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For me, my training is a key part of my work as so often my life has depended on being able to move fast and haul myself up and out of something fast!
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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
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It can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. I’m always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.
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