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.
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 GRYLLSThere is little faith involved in setting out on a journey where the destination is certain and every step in between has been mapped in detail. Bravery, trust, is about leaving camp in the dark, when we do not know the route ahead and cannot be certain we will ever return.
BEAR GRYLLSI’ve fallen down crevasses, been bitten by snakes, been knocked unconscious, had various limbs broken and once, a heavy camera came plunging down which very nearly decapitated me.
BEAR GRYLLSLife is an adventure that is best lived boldly
BEAR GRYLLSLife doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
BEAR GRYLLSA wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
BEAR GRYLLSBeing brave isn’t the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it.
BEAR GRYLLSI try and eat really healthy when I’m home, but I certainly don’t eat worms and snakes.
BEAR GRYLLSDreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.
BEAR GRYLLSNobody else is stupid enough to get themselves into the straits that I get into.
BEAR GRYLLSThe special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
BEAR GRYLLSIf you risk nothing you gain nothing
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 GRYLLSAbove 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.
BEAR GRYLLSI’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
BEAR GRYLLSI 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.
BEAR GRYLLS