I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I’ve been doing that from a very young age.
BEAR GRYLLSThe extremes of jungles, mountains, and deserts are inherently dangerous places.
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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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The difference between ordinary and extra-ordinary is so often just simply that little word – extra.
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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.
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Alpha was the best thing I ever did. It helped answer some huge questions and to find a simple empowering faith in my life.
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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.
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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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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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In the British Special Air Service, combat fitness is all about running.
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Adventure should be 80 percent ‘I think this is manageable,’ but it’s good to have that last 20 percent where you’re right outside your comfort zone. Still safe, but outside your comfort zone.
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Survival can be summed up in three words – never give up. That’s the heart of it really. Just keep trying.
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I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk – not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters.
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A friend once asked me what qualities were needed for SAS. I would say to be self-motivated and resilient; to be calm, yet have the ability to smile when it is grim; to be unflappable, be able to react fast and to have an ‘improvise, adapt and overcome’ mentality.
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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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I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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