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" I'm Mrs. Steve Irwin. I've got a lot to live up to. "
Terri Irwin
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" 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. "
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" I've always told Bindi, 'If anything ever happened to me, I will always watch over you from Heaven.' But she always understood because, living at a zoo, animals die; she's seen death. She knows what death is. "
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" For us, conservation work isn't just what we do. It's who we are. It's really defined us that this is what we've dedicated our lives to. "
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" For me, it was two years before I fed a big croc when I came to Australia. "
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" Steve was so wonderful to bring wildlife into our living rooms and let us see that animals we used to be afraid of are so important. "
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" 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. "
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" Our message, without preaching, is how to treat wildlife and to have empathy for all animals. "
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" Steve was such an immense person in so many ways. I never realized how much I depended on him until he was gone. "
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" Steve took my counsel on everything. He appreciated that I loved business and let me do that end of it. We complemented each other and had a natural, fun competitiveness. "
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" I've grown up with an active outdoor lifestyle. Before I lived in Australia, I ran a construction company in Oregon, U.S.A. I also owned horses and would spend several weeks a year exploring Oregon's beautiful wilderness areas on horseback. "
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" The only way to honor Steve and his legacy and everything he lived for was to try to continue his work and expand on it. "
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" I have friends who have lost husbands and have gone off and tried different things. Nothing wrong with that. "
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" 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. "
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" Steve was every woman's fantasy: macho but not a jerk, sensitive but not a wuss. "
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" Steve always said that he didn't care if anyone remembered him, as long as they remembered his message. "
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" I'm real adamant that, when we have family time scheduled, that we stick to it. "
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" 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. "
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" Steve said to me how excited he was when Bindi was born. He said, 'Do you think we could have a boy?' And then Robert was born, and they're perfect. They're easy kids. They're wonderful to me; they're such a help. "
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" 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. "
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" I live in Australia Zoo. I have a very private home. We've got three bedrooms, one bathroom... The carpets are rose-coloured, which grossed Steve out, but I love it. He let me do everything the way I wanted. The house is just warm and cozy and small. "
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" 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. "
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