Dylan Alcott Quotes

Dylan Alcott

Profession : Tennis Player

Birth : December 4, 1990

More people need to be proud of their disability instead of shying away from it, because as soon as I became proud of it, I started dating, I started playing sport, everything happened.

Dylan Alcott

I used to doubt my ability and what I was capable of, and then I changed my mindset. It made me a better person, a better advocate, and opened doors for me to help instigate real change.

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I'm officially a retired, washed-up proper loser, and I love that.

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My purpose is changing perceptions so people with disability, people like me can get out there and live the lives that they deserve to live.

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People think my life is really hard, but I love my life as it is.

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I love my disability. It is the best thing that ever happened to me.

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When I was a kid and I was getting bullied at school and I was really upset, I'd say, 'I don't know anyone like me, I don't see anyone like me on the TV or on the radio or the newspaper, and that sucks! That's not fair.'

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I was really embarrassed about the fact that I had a disability. It was rough and tough like leather.

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We all need to say 'disabled' - because guess what? There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a disability. It makes you different. And there's nothing wrong with being different.

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When I first played tennis... I was 11 or 12... and the craziest bit about that tennis tournament is that I had never seen someone in a wheelchair drive a car. They were all driving.

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I have a couple of companies I run.

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I was lucky enough to win a gold medal when I was 17 years old.

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It took me 28 years to fully feel worthy with my disability.

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The only expectation I can have is to be the best version of myself every time I go on the court.

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Playing tennis and wheelchair basketball has opened a lot of doors for me.

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Well, I call the Olympic Games the crappy warm ups for the Paralympic Games, right? Once every four years people with disability are the stars.

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A G.O.A.T, to me, is not who wins the most grand slams. It's about what you say, what you stand for and your purpose.

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When people are talking to someone with a disability, they worry about getting language wrong. So what do they do? They don't talk to them and, therefore, indirectly discriminate against them.

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I could win 20 Grand Slams and I'd be happy, but I'd regret not doing what I love the most, which is changing perceptions of disability, which broadcasting helps.

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I felt like a burden on society, a burden on my parents, a burden on my brother.

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