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You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.

Bear Grylls

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Bear Grylls
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 7
Adventurer
Explorer
Motivational Speaker
Mountaineer
Television Presenter
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London
England
Edward Michael Grylls
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Textbook survival tells you to stay put. Stop. Wait for rescue. Don't take any risks. But there'd been a whole host of survival shows like that and I didn't really want to do that.
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And if you give your heart to a goal, it will repay you. It's the law of the universe.
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The only difference between 'try' and 'triumph' is varying degrees of 'umph'
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You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It's there to give me that edge for what I have to do.
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All worthwhile journeys have big obstacles. It's the way of the world. The rewards go to those who can push through those trying moments and still manage to keep a smile on their face.
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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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You only get one chance at life and you have to grab it boldly.
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The line between life or death is determined by what we are willing to do.
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Success almost always follows great attitude. The two attract each other!
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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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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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Look, sometimes, no matter how hard you try, sometimes you need a bit of luck.
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A wise man knows learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.
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As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.
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I'm probably going to be the scruffiest Chief Scout you've ever had and my health and safety policy is non-existent.
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Above all, I feel a quiet pride that for the rest of my days I can look at myself in the mirror and know that once upon a time I was good enough. Good enough to call myself a member of the SAS. Some things don’t have a price tag.
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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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Nothing inspires people more than reckless acts of courage.
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I said no to the Born Survivor producer three times because I've never aspired to be a TV man.
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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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