“ I mean, in the last few months alone, I've been pinned in a big set of white-water rapids, been bitten by an angry snake in a jungle, had a close escapewith a big mountain rockfall, narrowly avoided b… Bear Grylls
“ Americans are cool if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey kid, you're all right.' Brits will respond but they are much more cynical. Bear Grylls
“ I come from a line of self-motivated, determined folk - not grand, not high society, but no-nonsense, family-minded go-getters. Bear Grylls
“ I try and eat really healthy when I'm home, but I certainly don't eat worms and snakes. Bear Grylls
“ 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. Bear Grylls
“ 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 Grylls
“ Being brave isn't the absence of fear. Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it. Bear Grylls
“ And Jesus, the heart of the Christian faith is the wildest, most radical guy you'd ever come across. Bear Grylls
“ 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. Bear Grylls
“ Survival requires us to leave our prejudices at home. It's about doing whatever it takes - and ultimately those with the biggest heart will win. Bear Grylls
“ Christianity is not about religion. It's about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It's about finding joy and finding home. Bear Grylls
“ The next morning, two others returned to the two stricken climbers’ position. After chipping blocks of ice off their faces, they reported them to be breathing, but severely frostbitten and ‘as close t… Bear Grylls
“ When we give up, we know our destiny. When we keep going, we earn the right to choose our fate. Bear Grylls
“ 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 Grylls
“ When a TV show starts out, it is incredibly competitive: maybe one in a hundred TV ideas goes on to get made into pilot (tester) episodes. Maybe one in twenty of those pilots will go on to have a firs… Bear Grylls
