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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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" No matter how many shows or how much work we do, we are not going to make a difference. It's only the masses that will make a difference. "

Terri Irwin

Work

Make A Difference

Will

" Steve had a broad, easy smile and the biggest hands I had ever seen. I could tell by his stature and stride that he was accustomed to hard work. "

" When we lost Steve, the grief was understandable, but I wasn't prepared for how scary everything became - that fear factor of 'Now I'm doing this on my own.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Who

Work

" None of us are immune to grief, and everyone who has suffered loss understands that grief changes, but you never wake up one morning and you've moved on. It stays with you, and, you know, you ebb and flow. "

" 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'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. "

" Bindi went in with the crocodiles when she was one month old and grew up with the crocodiles. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Your grief path is yours alone, and no one else can walk it, and no one else can understand it. "

" I haven't dated anyone in the ten years since we lost Steve just because I feel a connection still with Steve. "

" 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. "

" If you can reach out and touch and love and be with wildlife, you will forever be changed, and you will want to make the world a better place. "

" 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

" Never walk past a problem with an animal - fix it. "

" For me, it was two years before I fed a big croc when I came to Australia. "

" The thing is, Steve's a great role model, and he won't sit there and tell you that. "

" I'm Mrs. Steve Irwin. I've got a lot to live up to. "

Terri Irwin

Got

Live

" 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. "

" Good nutrition and regular exercise definitely help you cope with life's dramas. "

" Crocodiles are an apex predator and crucial to the ecosystem, keeping waterways and wetlands healthy. Crocodiles eradicate the weak, sick, and injured wildlife, leaving only the healthy to prosper. "

" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Animals

You

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

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

" 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. "

Terri Irwin

Important

Wildlife

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

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