Here are some inspirational messages in his own words. 

- The passion for it kept me going even when the mind didn’t quite want it as much as it used to. 

- I think that’s a lesson anyone can take with them. If you are prepared to do something and work hard at it for a long time time, then eventually you are going to achieve some level of success. And whether it is making a million dollars or winning a gold medal it doesn’t really matter because along that journey you get a whole pile of personal satisfaction. 

- Once a very elderly lady thought I was Billy Idol and that was the day that I stopped dyeing my hair blonde. 

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- (My wife) sat me down and she said, “Steve, we have to talk”. Now that’s never a good sign when your missus says that, especially when she’s a detective sergeant in the police. I know, all you blokes are thinking, “You d***head”. I can’t get away with anything. 

- “No way, we’re not spending any of my money on a Kia. They’re made in Korea and I couldn’t beat those fast little pr***s on the ice most of the time. 

- If you think that being really good at what you want to achieve with business, with life, with sport or whatever it is you want to do once you finish high school has sometimes got to do with being in the right place at the right time. 

- Positive mindset is where elite level anything begins… It’s a choice to put your mind onto positive.