Make a little time to be quiet by yourself every day and just be.
BEAR GRYLLSTo 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.
More Bear Grylls Quotes
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I look back and understand the world a bit better and know how competitive it is .
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I think fire is so critical in the wild. You can cook with it, you can make tools, you can deter a predator, you can dry your clothes and you get that element of morale that matters so much when you’re stuck in the middle of nowhere.
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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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It is only when You really STEP OUT of Your comfort zone that You GROW.
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I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.
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My Christian faith is my backbone
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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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Eating 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.
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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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I think it’s fun running with dogs. They’re always so fit and fast.
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Change the way you use your time, and you change your life.
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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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The special forces gave me the self-confidence to do some extraordinary things in my life. Climbing Everest then cemented my belief in myself.
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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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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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