Australia Quote by Tony Blackburn

I have no idea why I won, man. I guess some people liked the music that I was doing. I'm just lucky. I was…

— Phillip Phillips

It has been a whirlwind really, it all happened so quickly! I auditioned for Australian Idol for the 3rd time... to see where I…

— Kate DeAraugo

For me, back in Sydney, it was just being there and going out and beating Alexander Karelin, 13-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist.…

— Rulon Gardner

It was great fun. We had gone on tour in between the sessions and reconnected with the audience and got a lot of energy…

— Anonymous

I was pretty much prepared because I was already playing in extremely good ways when I arrived from Europe because I played jazz four…

— Miroslav Vitous

I wasn't expecting to have amazing results in my first year on tour and to be winning all the time.

— Ben Shelton

I liked the way they treated the first, second, and third place finishers equally. It was an amazing year. I only entered two song…

— Arthur Godfrey

It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had.

— Syd

I knew I had to go out and perform. I had a lot of fans watching!

— LaDainian Tomlinson

It was not perfect but I'm very happy. It could have been better, but I'm now looking forward to my second race of the…

— Usain Bolt

I did pretty well at the Sydney Olympics, but those were my first Games.

— Marion Jones

Not only did I get to play with these great international musicians, but I also had the opportunity to jam with the local celebrities…

— Jeff Healey