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Ant Middleton

(1980) Military Engineer

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Ant Middleton is a military engineer.

Quick Facts About Ant Middleton

Born: September 22, 1980
Profession: Military Engineer

About Ant Middleton

[Wikidata] British ex-soldier, television personality, and motivational book author... | [Wikipedia] Anthony Middleton is a British political and television personality, convicted criminal, former UK Special Forces soldier, Royal Marines Commando, and Royal Engineer in the British Army. He is best known as the former chief instructor on the Channel 4 television series SAS: Who Dares Wins, a role he

Quotes by Ant Middleton

When I'm at home, I am in full Dad mode, and I love it.

Dad

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I'm used to being in uncomfortable situations. I actually thrive in uncomfortable environments.

Being

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I'm an extreme do'er - I'm not an intellect; I'm not a bookworm. I do, do, do, and nine times out of…

Extreme

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Whatever I turn my hand to, I put in the effort to be the best.

Best

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When I first joined the army, I felt I had to be part of the alpha male culture. But I didn't.

Alpha

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I had a tough childhood after my father died when I was five, and I had a very difficult stepfather. I want…

Childhood

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The Special Forces is an aggressive and violent organisation. I wouldn't want to see a woman going through that and getting shot…

Getting shot

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We have a responsibility as ex-soldiers to realise we're no longer in the military. All this 'once a soldier, always a soldier',…

Attitude

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I wanted people to know that I'm human, and I'm only successful because I've learned the hard way. I've been in so…

Dark

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When I left the military, I thought I would not have any problems with the transition - I'm very adaptable and very…

Any

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In Afghanistan, getting shot at was a regular occurrence. I viewed survival as a numbers game. As point man, every time I…

Game

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I was point man, which meant I was the first through the door, hunting down Taliban commanders, knocking down forts every night.

Door

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Men are very protective, and women are nurturing.

Men

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I'm from a generation of Iraq and Afghanistan. Our battleground was where we learned. It's not like the old generation where they…

Come

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If you mind tells your body you can't do it, you will quit. If your body is giving up, but you think…

Body

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Basic training was hard, but I made it - because I wanted to be the best me. Sometimes you have to learn…

Army

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I'm more about mind over muscle. My mindset needs to be the fittest, because it drags my body through whatever needs to…

Believe

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I trained my whole career to fight. I loved my job - I prioritised by job over my family, over my children.

Career

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I might wake up in the morning and go out for a six- to eight-mile run, and then in the afternoon, I…

Afternoon

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When I was younger, if I got into arguments, I'd become aggressive and violent, but I learnt the hard way that was…

Aggressive

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When it comes to Everest, psychologically, you have to be in the red. If you're not, it doesn't matter how fit you…

Body

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In the SAS, if you're not good enough, you're graded out of it.

Enough

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I joined the Marines, passed Special Forces selection, and became a young leader in the military.

Leadership

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I want to see you use your brain. Get the job done efficiently. I want to see an intelligent operator at work.…

Brain

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I was very selfish when I was in the military - a very selfish man.

Man

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