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.
BEAR GRYLLSI grew up on survival shows and they were always just so…anoraky.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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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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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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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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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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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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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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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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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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All my life the only thing I’ve been good at has been climbing and throwing myself off big things.
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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, “I watch your show, I’m not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it’s about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times.”
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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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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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Textbook survival says stay still, don’t take any chances, wait for rescue. That’s a boring TV show. My thing was always, “Listen, shoelace, dead squirrel and no other way down this rock face. You can do this!”
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