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" I went into this little reptile park, and Steve was doing the crocodile show, coincidentally... I was absolutely floored. That was it. This man was a real-life hero. I fell then and there, love at first sight. "

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" I'll never leave. I love Australia, and I'm doing my best to be a fair dinkum Aussie sheila and honour all of Steve's work, and yeah, I'll be here the rest of my life. "

Terri Irwin

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" Grief is never something you get over. You don't wake up one morning and say, 'I've conquered that; now I'm moving on.' It's something that walks beside you every day. And if you can learn how to manage it and honour the person that you miss, you can take something that is incredibly sad and have some form of positivity. "

" I have friends who have lost husbands and have gone off and tried different things. Nothing wrong with that. "

" Steve was every woman's fantasy: macho but not a jerk, sensitive but not a wuss. "

" I still feel immense love and loyalty to Steve. And I've got great kids, I've got a very full life, and while I'm lonely for Steve, I'm not a lonely person. "

" We need to stand as a nation, a state, a community to protect wildlife and wild places for our children. "

" I have tremendous faith in God that all things happen for a reason, even if we don't understand. "

" My future is about the joy of loving those around me, of being with the people who are still here and not just mourning my loss. "

" It pays to be in the best shape possible when you're wrangling the largest reptiles on Earth! "

" You can't focus on yourself. You need to focus on what you're doing for others, and then you can start to heal. "

" Living with Steve was like standing in a cyclone. Then we lost him. It was like the wind stopped. "

" I found that Steve's passion for wildlife and willingness to lay his life on the line so exciting. "

" Australia and New Zealand have traditionally shared very close links, yet there are things that set us apart and make us unique - Australia's wildlife experience being one of them. "

" There never has been before and never will be again another Steve Irwin. "

" It's a dynamic of grief within any family, and I found, after we lost Steve, his dad just began distancing himself. And I think it's a coping mechanism. I found it very confusing. "

" I discovered on my own that I could cope better with the crippling effects of grief by taking care of myself, eating right, and working out. "

" I don't know a single surfer who would say, 'Gee, I wish there were no sharks in the ocean.' "

" The determination I have to try to continue Steve's work and make the world a better place is so important. "

" Bindi's really, you know, got her own goals and aspirations, and if I can nurture what Bindi loves, then I think I'm being a good parent. Because Bindi's got a natural love for wildlife, I think that will be part of what we're nurturing. "

" It does seem like, in the world today, we've moved further and further away from wildlife. There's that sense of whatever you're scared of, you just want it to go away. Here in Australia Zoo, part of our ongoing plan is that re-connection. "

" Just like Steve did, Bindi's got that strange communication with wildlife. It's beautiful to watch, and it instills an empathy with all of us about just how important the animal kingdom is. "

" When you take those vows and say, 'We'll be together as long as we both shall live,' I really don't think I would've married if I hadn't met Steve. And he's very special to me and continues to be. "

Terri Irwin

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Live

" I think, for other people who have lost someone and have loved again, it's a beautiful thing. But it's just not really on my horizon. "

" I've already had my happily ever after. "

" I always am astounded at how willing Steve was to share all about himself. And sometimes he got criticized for it. But he was so open and yet so private about some things. "

Terri Irwin

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Always

" When Bindi and Robert have grown, there will probably be another life for me, and I can't anticipate exactly what that will be, but it will involve continuing Steve's work, conservation, being there for my kids, Australia Zoo. "

Terri Irwin

Life

Zoo

" I think that kids who grow up in an environment where they are constantly told that they're wonderful... that is going to change you. "

" I'm real adamant that, when we have family time scheduled, that we stick to it. "

" I have two beautiful children. And they really are my strength. "

" Steve hadn't been to acting school. He had no preconceived notions. His background was exactly what you see on television; he's done that all his life. We thought we'd do one show. What happened was, it did really well, so we did a part two. And from then on, we found that Steve's natural behavior in the wild happens to be fascinating! "