Weather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
BEAR GRYLLSAlways keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.
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Life’s full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn’t matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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I think viewers quite like it when I’m suffering or eating or drinking something horrible or really up against it in some quicksand or whatever.
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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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I 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.
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I had many opportunities to get behind products in the past, and I was always careful to evaluate all of them. I will not put my name to shoddy items.
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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.
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The extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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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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And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you’d ever come across.
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Always keep the big picture in mind- you are greatly loved by Jesus and your job is to love Him and others in return. The rest is detail.
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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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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Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision, getting on and doing it, because I want to see my kids again, or whatever the reason might be.
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I love Ray Mears. He’s brilliant. He’s so rude about me in the press, it’s outrageous!
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The rules of survival never change, whether you’re in a desert or in an arena.
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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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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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I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.
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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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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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My best life lessons and education didn’t come from a classroom – they’ve come from the wild. How you act in the big moments, the ones that challenge you, scare you, tempt you, and force you to make the right decisions, is what defines you.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy – nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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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 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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I’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
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