Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.
BEAR GRYLLSOne 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.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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When you find yourself thinking about someone or something in the same old negative way, just stop yourself. Think. Check. Change. Refresh. Job done. Smile. Move on. Do this enough times and you will change. For the better; for the stronger.
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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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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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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 started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, “I watch your show, I’m not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it’s about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times.”
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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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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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Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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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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Americans are cool, if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They’ll pat you on the arm and say, ‘Hey kid, you’re all right’. Brits will respond but they are much more cynical.
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I’ve eaten sheep’s eyes, the still hot meat from a zebra killed by a lion, and maggots which give you 70 calories to the ounce.
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Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces – all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top.
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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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