My Christian faith is my backbone
BEAR GRYLLSTextbook 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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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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Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.
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My favorite moments? Where it’s all going swimmingly, the sun’s out and I’ve got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.
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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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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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If you risk nothing you gain nothing
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I 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.
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Survival 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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The 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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Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
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It’s unresolved conflict in my life that I have a lovely family and a risky job.
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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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Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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I try and eat really healthy when I’m home, but I certainly don’t eat worms and snakes.
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