“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.
BEAR GRYLLSI think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive – the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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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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A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
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To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.
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Without risk, there can be no growth.
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The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
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It is 100% natural, is whole food based, and I love the fact that it provides raw, anti-oxidant fruit and veg in a capsule form. For me it fulfills a key part of my nutrition, training and recovery needs.
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You can’t become a decent horseman until you fall off and get up again, a good number of times. There’s life in a nutshell.
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The only difference between ‘try’ and ‘triumph’ is varying degrees of ‘umph’
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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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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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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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Once a job it has begun, do not stop until it’s done. Whether it is big or small, do it well or not all.
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Faith is personal if it’s to be real.
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Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
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