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Witty, charming and arrogant is how Tyson
Apostol describes himself. This former pro-cyclist and
swimmer believes that his natural athleticism, combined with
his "life of the party" personality, will get him
far in he game. His favorite movie is "The Jerk"
and that’s how some people just might describe him.
He compares his game strategy to that of some of the most
entertaining castaways to ever play the game. Much like
them, he is willing to do almost anything to win one million
dollars, including implementing the use of lies and deceit
to feed off the "emotional weakness" of the other
castaways. A Brigham Young University drop-out, he is
actually very well traveled and skilled in street smarts,
previously spending two years in the Philippines as a Mormon
missionary, in addition to six years as a cyclist in
Switzerland, Belgium and Austria.
In many ways Tyson can be brash, egotistical and
unapologetic but, oddly enough, he has no tolerance for
"know-it-alls" or individuals who lack common
courtesy. In addition to, as he describes it, "looking
awesome," his favorite hobbies are exercising and
sunbathing. If he becomes the next sole SURVIVOR, he plans
to use all of the money for selfish purposes, starting with
"the most smoking motorcycle around."
Tyson currently resides in Heber City, Utah and his birthday
is June 17.
Jeff Probst: Tyson's one of
my favorites this season because he's maniacal and I don't
know what he's going to do. The great thing about Tyson
though, is he's smart enough and good looking enough that
people will think he's normal. Some people will be attracted
to him. They'll have no idea he's got that Richard Hatch
sort of diabolical mind always working.
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The reason I decided to try out
for Survivor was first of all the million dollars and on top
of that I felt like I would be perfect for it. I mean
physically I'm a competitor...I'm smart enough I feel and yeah
I'm good with people. So I don't mind roughing it for a
million dollars. Strategically I'm going to try and win
friends over. For the most part just be funny and be
approachable. And yeah go from there...gauge people's
reactions to me. I'm kind of one of those guys that some
people, maybe the more sensitive ones, don't really like me at
first because I'm straight forward and can push people's
buttons just to test them. So that'll be interesting to see.
My missionary experience in the
Philippines...I think it affected me in a way where I can deal
with diverse cultures, food, language. I adapted really easily
actually I didn't ever get homesick. I mean a lot of the other
missionaries were crying at nights and I never understood it.
I think in that way it's helped. The extreme heat there was
probably similar to what it's gonna be here. And so I think
it's benefited me a lot.
I don't have a problem lying or
cheating I think that's part of the game. And I think the
other contestants understand that as well. The worst part of
my personality is probably my arrogance. I think a lot of
times I can come off as charmingly arrogant. but to others
they just take it as straight flat out arrogance and that can
be offensive to some.
I think the conditions of the
game with the lack of food and the weather and stuff is going
to affect everybody. It's gonna put everybody probably
in...yeah they'll probably be moody or temperamental. I think
it won't affect me as much as some of the others. I've
experienced a lot of bad weather and I've gone a lot without
eating. As a cyclist we try and maintain minimal weight and
I'm 15 pounds over what I was. So I have some to lose I think
it won't be a huge deal for me. My athletic background will be
an advantage in that I'll have the endurance and the strength
to perform in the physical challenges as well as just endure
throughout the game in its entirety.
My favorite Survivor...I don't
know if he's my favorite but probably the one that I think
played a good game is Jonny Fairplay. I don't think I'd ...I
mean I don't have pictures of him on my wall or on my ceiling
when I go to bed or anything. But I think him creating
multiple alliances and doing that was really smart. But I
think also that physically I'm stronger than him and I'm
better looking so I have two advantages to him. I'm gonna
reign supreme at the end because I'm the complete package. I'm
good with people, I'm physical, I'm smart and in all those
aspects I'm not too overbearing. I see the overbearing ones,
the muscle guys they are perceived as too physically strong
and are gone. The super smart ones, it's the same thing. And I
think with the combination of a few things is definitely a
better advantage.
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