The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
BEAR GRYLLSMake a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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I was super skeptical about doing TV. I said no three times, part of which was confidence because I didn’t really understand that world. I know how to climb mountains and do all that, but I wasn’t a TV person.
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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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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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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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My best life lessons and education didn’t come from a classroom – they’ve come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you.
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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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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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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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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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The hardest thing about my job isn’t the snake bites or the crocodiles, it’s being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.
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I love making healthy lean foods delicious – that’s an art!
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I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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I love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
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