Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.

Australians are a fantastic bunch of people but the attention can be overwhelming for someone like me.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14, someone told me that it was called directing.

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it.

People generally let me be me. People are aware that I'm not someone particularly begging for attention. They hold back a bit with me.

Taller people get very competitive. When I meet someone who's close to me or taller, I'm straight up; I don't wanna be smaller than them.

Twelve years ago, if someone attacked me, I wouldn't let them get away with it. I'd take them on. I now perceive my job to include allowing people to vent their rage.

There's a lot of things I would definitely go to bat for in Hawaii. I've been all over that stuff. If someone told me to be quiet about that because of my profession, no. That's my people.

I want to be strong. I want to be able to hit people. I want people to be able to bounce off me. When I go out there and play, I play to intimidate people. If someone gets hit down by me, they're going to think twice about coming near me again.

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