I 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 GRYLLSSurvival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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How you speak about others speaks loudest about yourself.
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You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth, you don’t need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it’s invariably on our doorstep.
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What I’ve learned over the years is that the path less traveled always makes for a more interesting journey. If you simply do what everyone else is doing, how can you ever expect to excel and create something wonderful and unique in your life?
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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 am not fearless. I get scared plenty. But I have also learned how to channel that emotion to sharpen me.
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To get ready to climb Everest, I did a lot of hill running with a daypack on and a lot of underwater swimming. I would swim a couple of lengths underwater and then a couple above. It gets your body going with limited oxygen.
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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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As a society, we’ve become terrified of failure, but you can’t grow without risking it.
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A man’s pride can be his downfall, and he needs to learn when to turn to others for support and guidance.
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I’ve seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it’s all gone wrong. That’s when we define ourselves.
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Dreams, though, are cheap, and the real task comes when you start putting in place the steps needed to make those dreams a reality.
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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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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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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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The greatest journeys all start with a single step.
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