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.

Never depend on those luck moments – they are gifts – but instead always build your own back-up plan.

I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!

The lesson is, the rewards in life don't always go to the biggest, or the bravest, or the smartest. The rewards go to the dogged; and when your going though hell, to the person who just keeps going.

My favorite moments? Where it's all going swimmingly, the sun's out and I've got a fire going and a nice snake on the barbecue.

Our dreams are just wishes, if we never follow them through with action. And in life, you have got to be able to light your own fire.

There's no magic to running far or climbing Everest. Endurance is mental strength. It's all about heart.