I miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die.
BEAR GRYLLSFor 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!
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way – hence we shouldn’t ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give – that’s a much better benchmark.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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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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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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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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One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
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There is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.
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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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I think viewers quite like it when I’m suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or really up against it in some quicksand or whatever.
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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!
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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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