I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
BEAR GRYLLSI find skydiving really hard. I broke my back while skydiving when I was in the military, and for 18 months all my nightmares were about falling.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I hang out all the time with kids and young scouts and I never meet kids who don’t want adventure.
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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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People ask me, “How do I succeed?” Whatever it is they do, I say, “Go and find 20 ways of messing it up. By 21, you’ll be getting there.” Life is an adventure, go back with cuts, scars and bruises.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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The SAS Reserve tends to be made up of former paratroopers and commandos who still want a challenge, but it is open to civilians.
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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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That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
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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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As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
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Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
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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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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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I 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.
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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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