I started to get so many letters from unlikely people; a single mum going, “I watch your show, I’m not into survival, but I hold down four jobs and I get it when you say it’s about persistence and putting a positive attitude into things during difficult times.”
BEAR GRYLLSI was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.
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Many great people over the centuries have depended on their faith- it is a sign of great strength to need Jesus in your life.
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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I’ve never aspired to be a TV man.
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I train five days a week hard – but it is short and sharp – 30 to 40 minutes of functional and pretty dynamic body-strength circuits, then I do a good yoga session on the sixth day, then I rest.
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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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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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My faith isn’t very churchy, it’s a pretty personal, intimate thing and has been a huge source of strength in moments of life and death.
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One thing I know for sure: it is only by doing what we fear that we can ever truly learn to be brave.
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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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I am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It’s the law of the universe.
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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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Accidents on big mountains happen when people’s ambitions cloud their good judgment. Good climbing is about climbing with heart and with instinct, not ambition and pride.
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Both faith and fear may sail into your harbor, but only allow faith to drop anchor.
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