In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
BEAR GRYLLSI loved climbing because of the freedom, and having time and space. I remember coming off Everest for the last time, thinking of Dad and wishing that he could have seen what I saw. He would have loved it.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
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Life 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.
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Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.
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That for me was a great liberator to realize that the show isn’t about me running around, jumping off stuff and flexing muscles, it’s about inspiring people. That makes me really happy.
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I love making healthy lean foods delicious – that’s an art!
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What Scouting says to people is: Every child has a right to have an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities
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Sometimes an ember is all we need.
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I’ve been doing that from a very young age.
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But the wild is unpredictable, stuff does happen, and it’s always when you’re least expecting it.
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Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You’re vulnerable if you’re on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you’re not injured, face ’em off, be authoritarian with it, and look ’em in the eye.
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To me, adventure has always been to me the connections and bounds you create with people when you’re there. And you can have that anywhere.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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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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