I Have To Admit I Do Get

Nothing Can Replace Courage, A Resounding Motivation And That Little Bit Of Luck.

If The Going Is Tough And The Pressure Is On, If The Reserves Of Strength Have Been Drained And The Summit Is Still Not In Sight, Then The Quality To Seek In The Person Is Neither Great Strength Nor Quickness Of Hand, But Rather A Resolute Mind Firmly Set On Its Purpose That Refuses To Let Its Body Slack Or Rest.

[derek] Shackleton Was A Man Who - It's Probably Arrogant To Say It - But He Was A Little Bit Like Me. He Undertook Incredible Dangers And Carried On Over The Sea And Over The Ice And All The Rest Of It. He Was A Remarkable Man.

Some Day I'm Going To Climb Everest.

I Would Have Said That During The Early Days Of My Life There Was Never A Moment When I Wasn't Fit. We Worked Extremely Hard On The Beekeeping Line, And Both My Brother And I Used To Compete, Particularly When We Were Collecting Honey. We Would Each Have An 80-pound Box Of Honey And We Would Race Up The Hill On The Tuakau Track And Race Back Down. We Just Raced All The Time, And We Used To Keep Very Fit Indeed.