I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
BEAR GRYLLSThe rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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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 appeal of the wild for me is its unpredictability. You have to develop an awareness, react fast, be resourceful and come up with a plan and act on it.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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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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Being brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
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All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It’s the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.
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You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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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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The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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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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Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.
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Yes, the Boy Scouts of America should definitely allow gay adult leaders and I think it’s really going to hold them back if they don’t.
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