Cody's Opening/Closing Statement

[Sandy]

Cody post your Opening statement here. Then when you have answered all the jury questions - please post your Closing statement.

[Cody]

First of all I want to thank every last one of you for an awesome game. I have enjoyed every last minute of it. Secondly I know that the majority of you probably don't like me and to be honest I wouldn't like me if I was you either. I played a pretty sneaky game. I lied, I schemed, and I backstabbed and I'm not proud of it. I honestly didn't want to play this game that way coming in but I got into things way to fast and it was out of control. I was making plans and alliances that I didn't know if I could keep. I was in over my head and right back to where I was in Greece. It's not how I wanted to play but thats how it ended up and I have to embrace what I've done and be accountable for what I've done.

On another note: I got to know most of you on a very personal level. I know the majority of what I said in the game was just to get me further but when I was being personal with you I was talking completely from my heart. I love you all and I hope you guys know that my personal relationship and my 'game' relationship with you are two different things. When I asked you how your day was it was because I truly cared and when I got to know you it was because I honestly wanted to get to know you.

Before you ask your questions though, which I know are going to be tough for both me and Andi, I would like to make a personal promise to all of you. I promise to answer each of your questions honestly. So if there is something you want to know ask away and expect my honest answer.

[Cody]

Well guys it looks like this whole thing is coming to an end. I would like to thank each of you for a great time out here. I enjoyed playing every minute of it and I enjoyed getting to know all of you.

I know most of you don't like how I played the game or you think I road on the coattails of Andi. Think what you want but I think I did pretty darn well. I outwitted, outplayed, and outlasted 25 great players.

When I didn't make it to the final two in Greece I often wondered what it would be like to be in the final two with everyone asking you questions and trying to make it hard on you. I always said that I would apologize and be honest and really try to smooth things over with everyone. Well now that I got my chance here in All-Stars I realized that that theory works oh so great. You guys made it hard on me to say the least; my theory of being nice and trying to explain myself didn't work so well. That is when I realized that maybe for once in my life I should just tell you how it is flat out. You may not have liked or believed it but thats just how it goes.

I apologize if I hurt any of you personally because thats not what I set out to do. I don't however apologize for how I played the game. I knew what I was doing and I knew that I wouldn't be liked for it. I played everyone for the most part, including Andi. Thats just how I roll.

Do I think I played a better game then Andi? Absolutely. I had a goal when I started and I worked my way through the game making my way towards that goal. Do I think Andi played a good game? I do but she didn't even know what she was doing. She did nothing for the majority of the game. She blindly made her way through this jumping from vote to vote. I mean come on she doesn't even watch Survivor, I spent most of my time explaining to her how things this far into the game work. If you want to vote for someone like that then go ahead. But if you want to vote for someone who has studied this game, studied alliances and strategies, and truly knows how to outwit, outplay, and outlast then I think you should give me your vote.

You may not like me personally and you may not like my game but whats done is done. I wish you all the best of luck in everything you do. I want each of you to know that I would love nothing more than to be friends with you after this is all said and done. I've ask Sandy several times if people as awesome as you guys really do exist. I'm still looking forward to a iSurv1vor Reunion party sometime.

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