Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.
BEAR GRYLLSSurvival 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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Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way – hence we shouldn’t ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give – that’s a much better benchmark.
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My faith isn’t very churchy, it’s a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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One 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.
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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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I’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.
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You can’t live someone else’s expectations in life. It’s a recipe for disaster.
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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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Eating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn’t going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It’s all about one thing: coming home in one piece.
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I grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
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The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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