Steve Irwin’s inspiring quote about the REAL value of money goes viral 15 years after his death

One of Steve Irwin’s most famous quotes has gone viral on Reddit more than 15 years after his tragic death.

The late conservationist, who died filming a wildlife documentary in September 2006, was asked about his personal fortune during one of his last TV interviews.

He responded with an inspiring quote about the value of money and how he wanted to use his wealth to help animals and preserve the environment.  

He told a 60 Minutes Australia reporter he wasn’t accumulating wealth because of greed, but instead wanted to use his money to ‘save the world’.

‘I’ve been put on this planet to protect wildlife and wilderness areas, which in essence is going to help humanity,’ he began. 

‘I want to have the purest of oceans. I want to be able to drink water straight out of that creek… I want to save the world.’

‘Every single cent I get goes into conservation’: Steve, who died filming a wildlife documentary in September 2006, was asked about his personal fortune during one of his last TV interviews

‘And, you know, money, money’s great. I can’t get enough money and you know what I’m going to do with it? I’m going to buy wilderness areas with it. Every single cent I get goes into conservation.’

He concluded: ‘And I don’t give a rip whose money it is… I’ll use it to buy land.’

During the interview, his wife Terri looked at her husband with pride.

Reddit users praised Steve for his commitment to conservation, with one saying he was ‘too pure for this world’.  

Touching: Reddit users praised Steve for his commitment to conservation, with one saying he was ‘too pure for this world’. Another added: ‘We didn’t deserve him’ 

Another added: ‘We didn’t deserve him’. 

Steve, known to millions around the world as ‘the Crocodile Hunter’, died on September 4, 2006, at the age of 44 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray while filming the documentary Ocean’s Deadliest in Batt Reef, Queensland. 

His family, including widow Terri, daughter Bindi and son Robert have carried on his legacy and continue his conservation work at Australia Zoo. 

His legacy: Steve, affectionately dubbed the Crocodile Hunter by fans, tragically died in September 2006 while filming a nature documentary in Queensland. Since then, his family, including wife Terri Irwin, daughter Bindi and son Robert have vowed to carry on his legacy and continue his work in conservation

Bindi, 23, spoke about her father legacy during an interview in 2019. 

‘He was the greatest wildlife warrior to have ever lived,’ she said, adding: ‘He dedicated his whole life to protecting wildlife and wild places.  

‘And I think that it’s really special that in this day we can all remember that khaki [the colour of the Australia Zoo uniform] is not just a colour, it’s an attitude.

‘And to remember the greatest dad on the planet and a wonderful conservationist.’

‘He was the greatest Wildlife Warrior to have ever lived’: Back in 2019, Bindi, now 23, spoke about her late father’s legacy on the Today Extra