I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
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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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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“But, we’re also going to learn to look after each other, who to work together and who to understand and manage that risk.” That’s what it’s about, you don’t empower kids if you don’t expose them to risk.
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Unless you have shelter, fire is going to be very hard and if you have fire, but no water, you’re going to die. They’re all super important.
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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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Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.
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Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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My Christian faith is my backbone
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That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
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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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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.
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Life’s full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn’t matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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