Quotes from Terri Irwin

That night Bindi, Steve, and I all curled up in bed together. "As long as we're together," Steve said, "everything will be just fine." It was spooky, and I didn't want to think about it, but it did indeed seem that Steve got into trouble more when he was off on his own.

All apex predators survive precariously. It is extraordinarily difficult to bring a predatory mammal species back after they land on the endangered list. I felt it was better to keep them off the list in the first place.

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.

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.

Steve was such an immense person in so many ways. I never realized how much I depended on him until he was gone.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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

Steve always said that he didn't care if anyone remembered him, as long as they remembered his message.

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

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

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.

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.

After losing Steve, it does kind of feel like I'm free-falling.

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

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

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.