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.
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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When I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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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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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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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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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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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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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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Nobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You’re vulnerable if you’re on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you’re not injured, face ’em off, be authoritarian with it, and look ’em in the eye.
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I’m probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you’ve ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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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 think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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