Crew, shi hot and thanks so much for every thing you all have done for me and my famjly 8)

I have always known our sport was the best

I was allowed out of bed today for one hour in wheel chair, my wife Fiona and Petra took me for a 15 mminute walk, I THINK i BALLED MY EYES OUT FOR MOST OF IT, HOW SPECIAL LIFE TRULY IS.

I realised that a dream i had a day or two back was about a fight I TOOK ON FOR OTHER PEOPLE AND WON IT FOR THEM, THAT IS A MAJOR PART OF ME BEING ALIVE TODAY, ANOTHER FIGHT FOR A DIFFERENT REASON MY WIFE FIONA AND DAUGHTER PETRA, STEP CHILDREN ANJA BEVAN AVON, MY MOTHER AND SISTERS, AND ALL YOU PEOPLE, HOW COULD I POSSIBLY LOOSE THIS FIGHT WITH A CREW LIKE THAT AROUND YA

FOR NOW THANK YOU ALL FROM MY ENTIRE BODY AND BRAIN,SORRY IF I END UP UPSETTING A FEW BY COOMMPETING AGAIN NEXT YEAR, TODAY HAS PROVEN SOME THING TO ME MY FATHER TAUGHT ME BEFORE HE DIED WHEN I WAS 9, IF YYOU WANT SOME THING BAD ENOUGH YOU CAN GET IT

CHEERS ALL, TALK AGAIN WHEN I CAN, AFTER THE LAGER BOXES ARE EMPTY.