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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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" I am someone who tunes into more ethical journalism, and I'm not someone who dwells a lot on the negative, so I think I'd rather focus on the positive and forge ahead. "

Terri Irwin

Positive

I Am

Negative

" 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. "

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

" Steve was such an example as one man doing what he could to change the world. "

" I find it wonderful when people live, love, and laugh again. "

" 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

Got

Always

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

" 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. "

" To get someone who is sensitive yet strong... Steve was that. "

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" When we lost Steve, it was a real crossroads of deciding if you're just going to curl up in the corner or try to do something even bigger and better. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I couldn't hold a candle to how adventurous Steve was. He found life intoxicating, and he was just in awe of every living creature. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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

" 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. "

" 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 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. "