Clayton's Opening/Closing Statement

[Host Sandros]

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

[clayton]

Hey Everyone

I'd like to start off my saying thanks to everyone for helping make this game a great memorable expirence. I loved getting to know you all and playing the great game of Survivor. When I came into this game my strategy was simple... keep our original tribe together as long as possible cause we all got along well together. We managed to stay together by performing well in Immunitys, it wasn't till the slave/pharoh twist were things because tricky... I was isolated from the rest of my core alliance so it was tough to hang in there but after forming seperate alliances with Torah & Andrew I was able to hang in the game without ever recieving a vote at Tribal Council. I also made tough decisions & was always thinking strategicly. Some of my shining moments in this game would be when I won my first exile challenge & sat Andrew & Sean out of the following Immunity challenge, Also when Andrew sent me exile for the second time & I won the chance to cast 2 votes at the next tribal coucil, where Sean was sent out of the game. I broke up alliances without having to backstab, I've played this game to the best of my abilitys, and had to do somethings that flat out sucked, I hated voting out Andrew but he was a bigger threat competition wise. Kyle leaving the game was definatly my toughest decision I know he is a likeable guy and he would of had his fair share of votes... I made a constant effort to play this game and not betray, people. For the most part I was sucessful in that aspect.

I played a very strategic game and took the person who was responsible for the majority of eliminations, Torah. I hope the jury respects my decision & respects the way I played the game. - Clayton

[clayton]

Well all I ask of the Juriors is that you vote for the person who outplayed, outlasted and outwitted you... I came into this game from day 1 with strategy to use my social skills to make me liked & take me far in the game. My strategy was to be liked enough to go far, and to be strong enough to make decisions that people respect me for. I think Torah & I played different games and she choose to take the low road in certain aspects, I don't think you should reward someone who didnt think through her decisions, and made strategical blunders...I hope you guys respect the way I played this game, it has been an awesome game, and I want to Thank you all for making it what it is! thanks -Clayton