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.
BEAR GRYLLSI 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.
BEAR GRYLLSOne thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
BEAR GRYLLSI’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
BEAR GRYLLSNothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
BEAR GRYLLSA wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
BEAR GRYLLSIf you risk nothing you gain nothing
BEAR GRYLLSI look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
BEAR GRYLLSAlpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
BEAR GRYLLSExercise helps my back. If I don’t exercise, that’s when it starts to hurt. The pain is a good motivator to run and exercise.
BEAR GRYLLSLife has taught me to be very cautious of a man with a dream, especially a man who has teetered on the edge of life. It gives a fire and recklessness inside that is hard to quantify.
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!
BEAR GRYLLSLook, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
BEAR GRYLLSI 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.
BEAR GRYLLSWhat I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
BEAR GRYLLSTextbook survival says stay still, don’t take any chances, wait for rescue. That’s a boring TV show. My thing was always, “Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!”
BEAR GRYLLSWhat Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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