Board Thread:Season 29 - Azerbaijan/@comment-5001881-20151121224714/@comment-26725365-20151121233810

Clifford: How important is jury management at this point?

Having a mutual respect with the jury always helps especially when you're up against another in such a cutthroat game. I want the jury to respect my game but that can't be done if I don't respect theirs. Throughout this game we have been pitted against each other, lied, made false promises, withheld information, slandered each other, etc. There's the to-be expected saltiness that comes with a bunch of people who got voted out of a game but at the same time: We are strategists, fighters, competitors. I'm not going to "manage" the jury to try and control an outcome. I'm going to be there and face the jury and have them face me as we break down all the walls and talk this game out. I'm appreciative of how far I've gotten in this game but there's some lessons you learn on your way that you have to take to heart if you stand a chance in the jury. Earlier in the game there were times where I was frantic, emotional, and overly-apologetic. To represent myself at the end? No tears, no apologies. Just a raw, true Final Tribal. That's what Survivor's all about. Owning up to your mistakes. Respecting your peers. Taking the hits as they come. Standing your ground. And in the end, making it crystal clear, why you, should be Sole Survivor.