One killer exercise that’s really great is pull-ups with your legs out level. That’s my favourite. It’s such functional core strength, and that’s why I can climb up trees and down vines.
BEAR GRYLLSAs a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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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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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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Many people find it hard to understand what it is about a mountain that draws men and women to risk their lives on her freezing, icy faces – all for a chance at that single, solitary moment on the top.
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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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I didn’t want to do eight seasons of How To Build A Fire. The intention was to make something fun and dynamic and about self rescue, not about whittling.
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Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous – but divorced. I’m always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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Our achievements are generally limited only by the beliefs we impose on ourselves.
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I have held healthy respects of bears along with assorted crocodiles, snakes and lots of other animals. You know, bears are dangerous, you have to be super careful.
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When I’m filming, survival requires movement. You need your energy, and you’ve got to eat the bad stuff, and survival food is rarely pretty, but you kind of do it. I get in that zone, and I eat the nasty stuff, but I’m not like that when I’m back home.
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Life doesn’t reward the naturally clever or strong but those who can learn to fight and work hard and never quit.
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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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Life 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.
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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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There’s no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It’s all about heart.
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