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.
BEAR GRYLLSPeople 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.
BEAR GRYLLSMy Christian faith is my backbone
BEAR GRYLLSI look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
BEAR GRYLLSThat 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.
BEAR GRYLLSThe hardest thing about my job isn’t the snake bites or the crocodiles, it’s being away from my children. I have a really religious satellite phone call every day back to the boys, wherever we are, whatever time zone, to say goodnight.
BEAR GRYLLSI’m terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
BEAR GRYLLSEating any of these things, goat testicles or what have you, isn’t going to be nice, but you get into that zone, you become focussed and you do what you need to do. It’s all about one thing: coming home in one piece.
BEAR GRYLLSWhen I’m in ‘Man vs. Wild’ mode, it’s not pleasure. Every sensor is firing and I’m on reserve power all the time and I’m digging deep – and that’s the magic of it as well, and that’s raw and it’s great.
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.
BEAR GRYLLSIs your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?
BEAR GRYLLSDon’t be scared to dream big, and don’t be afraid to be close to people. And never give up! It’s the tenacious not the talented that win.
BEAR GRYLLSWeather can kill you so fast. The first priority of survival is getting protection from the extreme weather.
BEAR GRYLLSI’ve never really had a TV career. I’ve been a soldier and a climber.
BEAR GRYLLSAre you the sort of person who can turn around when you have nothing left, and find that little bit extra inside you to keep going, or do you sag and wilt with exhaustion? It is a mental game, and it is hard to tell how people will react until they are squeezed.
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 was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
BEAR GRYLLS