The truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
BEAR GRYLLSThe truth is, I need 10 lifetimes to scratch the surface of the things I’d love to do.
BEAR GRYLLSYou only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
BEAR GRYLLSThe SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
BEAR GRYLLSMake a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
BEAR GRYLLSAs a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
BEAR GRYLLSI always had a really natural faith as a kid. Where I knew God existed and it felt very free and pretty wild and natural, and it wasn’t religious.
BEAR GRYLLSThe difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra. And for me, I had always grown up with the belief that if someone succeeds it is because they are brilliant or talented or just better than me…
BEAR GRYLLSAnd if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
BEAR GRYLLSAre you the sort of person who can turn around when you have nothing left, and find that little bit extra inside you to keep going, or do you sag and wilt with exhaustion? It is a mental game, and it is hard to tell how people will react until they are squeezed.
BEAR GRYLLSWhen I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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 GRYLLSChange the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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.
BEAR GRYLLSI didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
BEAR GRYLLSIt can be hard to explain. But I also relate to the quote that says, Iif you have to ask, you will never understand.
BEAR GRYLLSI’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
BEAR GRYLLS