Bear Grylls Quote

Slowly my movement returned and the pain lessened, until, by the time I left the center some eight months after the accident, I really was on the mend.I knew I was getting better when I sneaked out one night, caught a train home, collected my 1200 cc motorbike, and, still strapped up in my metal back brace, rode the bike back to Headley Court before dawn.The nurses would have gone nuts if they could have seen me, but my motorbike was my independence--and the risky-but-successful mission also meant my spirit was returning.I was smiling again.

Bear Grylls

Slowly my movement returned and the pain lessened, until, by the time I left the center some eight months after the accident, I really was on the mend.I knew I was getting better when I sneaked out one night, caught a train home, collected my 1200 cc motorbike, and, still strapped up in my metal back brace, rode the bike back to Headley Court before dawn.The nurses would have gone nuts if they could have seen me, but my motorbike was my independence--and the risky-but-successful mission also meant my spirit was returning.I was smiling again.

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About Bear Grylls

Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls (; born 7 June 1974) is a British former SAS trooper who is a survival expert, adventurer, and television presenter. He first drew attention after embarking on a number of notable adventures, including several world records in hostile environments, and then became widely known for his television series Man vs. Wild (2006–2011). He is also involved in a number of wilderness survival television series in the UK and US, such as Running Wild with Bear Grylls and The Island with Bear Grylls. In July 2009, Grylls was appointed as The Scout Association’s youngest-ever Chief Scout of the United Kingdom and Overseas Territories at age 35, a post he has held for a second term since 2015 and in 2024 became the 2nd longest serving Chief Scout after Robert Baden-Powell.