Steve Irwin Dies

Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin

2/22/62 - 9/4/06

RIP

"I would never blame an animal if it bit me, because I'm at fault, not them. I heal so quickly. If you cut my arm off I would grow a new one."

OTHER QUOTES

— "Crikey!'' — his catch phrase, exclaimed repeatedly during his television show.

— "Crikey, mate. You're far safer dealing with crocodiles and western diamondback rattlesnakes than the executives and the producers and all those sharks in the big MGM building.''

— "I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.''

— "I have no fear of losing my life — if I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.''

— "I've worked with more dangerous snakes than anyone in the world and I've never been bitten. It's a gift.''

— "Crocodiles. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem.''

— "Fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.''

— "It is all about perceived danger. In front of that crocodile I was in complete control. Absolute and complete control. That is my profession. I would be considered a bad parent if I didn't teach my children to be crocodile savvy because they live here, they live in crocodile territory.'' — On the 2004 controversy in which he was filmed holding his infant son while feeding a snapping crocodile:

— "To hear people say that it was a publicity stunt, that I'm just like Michael Jackson, well, it just tears me up. It makes me sick to my stomach to be compared in that way.'' — On the same incident.