I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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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I loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
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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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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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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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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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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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The appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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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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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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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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