Knox's Closing Statement

[knox]

CLOSING STATEMENT

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Well hello, I guess it is time to end this all off.

Coming into this Final Judgement I came preaching honesty and never lying and now I realize that was the dumbest thing I could have done. I did lie, not a lot, but I did. I played a relatively cleaner game than my counter parts and you know what? I'm proud of it. Instead of coming here trying to convince everyone I am nice and that I am this super honest person I should have been trying to convince you guys that I played a good clean game. There's nothing wrong with that is there?

So, I apologize for that.

Throughout this Final Judgement I have seen a lot of myself and found a lot that I didn't expect. And I am very happy with that, for me every single experience in my life is an opportunity for growth and this was no exception. I know coming in I was never the favorite to win, but I answered your questions honestly and from the heart and hopefully you guys can respect that.

Unlike my competition I did not resort to attacking every little comment they made, or calling them name, or trying to belittle them or their games. I don't think that was necessary, I want my game to speak for myself, I want my personality to speak for what I did and who I am. I don't need to throw people under the bus or call them "rodent on the train tracks" or a "child with a gun". I believe in my game so I want it to speak for itself.

Unlike what some people might claim I did not get dragged here, last I checked I went 11 hours on an endurance competition because of how badly I wanted to make it here. I did not get manipulated to bring someone at the end because they pretended to be one way or another, I simply chose the two people who I thought had played the weaker games. Had Cassie been here she would have deserved to win the game hands down against any of the three of us, so she couldn't make it here. So, there's that.

And yes, I played a more emotionally charged game. But that is just who I am, I don't have the capability like a lot fo you to just put on a front and not let my emotions show. I just can't do that and I worked with what I had to work. I played hard from the get-go. I did not have a million friends coming in nor did I have one of the most powerful players in GvE history in my corner. I had to make the big players and people I had never met BE in my corner, which I was successful at.

I fought every second of this game, when I was in the majority at merge I didn't just shot people down. I actually actively seeked people from the minority to have conversations, if someone had a bad day I tried to cheer them up and keep their spirits up. I could have easily just started arguments so people would think I was not likable and started rumors or ignored people. But that is not me and I never needed to do that. I was genuine to who I am and I didn't let a game change me.

I hope that through this Final Judgement whether you vote for me or not you have learned to respect me, not only as a person but as a player and at least realize that I didn't just sit there and let everyone else do my dirty work. A good leader knows when to be a good follower, and I lead when I could but I was also not proud enough to know when to let others lead.

I know that regardless of the end result I am very proud of the game I played and my story-arc throughout this series. It has been an honor competing with you guys and playing this game once again. Thank you to Morgan and all of you for everything. It may seem to some of you that I am just trying to make my game be this sparkly, unicorn-filled thing but I can assure you I have been sincere.

Finally I want to once again wish good luck to both AJ and Thiago.

Thanks,
Knox.