My faith is an important part of my life and over the years I've learnt that it takes a proud man to say he doesn't need anything. It has been a quiet strength and a backbone through a lot of difficult times.

There is no feeling like coming home after danger.

I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.

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.

It breaks my heart that my father never knew my children. He should have been around for another 25 years.

I learnt another valuable lesson that night: listen to the quiet voice inside. Intuition is the noise of the mind.

The greatest journeys all start with a single step.