I always wanted to be Robin Hood or John the Baptist when I was growing up.

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.

The rules of survival never change, whether you're in a desert or in an arena.

If you risk nothing you gain nothing

Is your ego small enough, and your backbone strong enough, to raise others up high on your shoulders?

Sometimes an ember is all we need.

I've seen extreme bravery from the least likely of people. Life is about the moments when it's all gone wrong. That's when we define ourselves.

You don't need to go to the ends of the earth, you don't need to climb Everest to have a great adventure, it's invariably on our doorstep.

A wise man knows; learn from others, never get complacent and know where the classic old dangers come from.

Live a wild, generous full, exciting life – blessing those around you and seeing the good in all.

There is no feeling like coming home after danger.

You are amazing! That is your secret.

The will of God is good, acceptable and perfect

Love frees my thoughts and deeds.

So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities.

When a man puts on a Character he is a stranger to, there's as much difference between what he appears, and what he is really in himself, as there is between a VIzor and a Face.

That is the dream of all novelists-that one of their characters will become 'somebody.'

Never look to politicians to solve your problems, they will only create new ones.

Mike Keenan has been responsible for creating a lot of good things for coaches, like mid-season job openings.

I hate gold. I'm sort of a sterling-silver guy.

The promises of God become the power of God when they are believed and acted upon.