My main purpose is to try in some way to change perceptions and stigma so that people with disabilities can get out and live the life they deserve to live. That's what gets me out of bed every day. — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
There are people out there with disabilities doing amazing things but unfortunately they don't get the chance to show off - they don't get out of the house and get amongst the general public, and when they do, often the… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share Image
It's interesting, I don't really think too much about being a role model or leaving a legacy or whatever. It's just not how I… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
I remember being a 17-year-old wheelchair basketballer at the Paralympics. I just wanted to beat everybody, but I also wanted to do it in… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
People used to stare at me when I was growing up because I was in a wheelchair, and I hated it. Now they're staring… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
Starlight Foundation gave me a wish to go away for a trip, which was really amazing at the time, and Variety Children's Charity gave… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
One thing I struggled with the most was my brother started playing football, AFL and I remember I went down and wanted to get… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
I can't tell you how much I struggled after the golden slam. I had actual depression. I hadn't seen my family - it was… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
Well, I call the Olympic Games the crappy warm ups for the Paralympic Games, right? Once every four years people with disability are the… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
More people need to be proud of their disability instead of shying away from it, because as soon as I became proud of it,… — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
We have the best Paralympic sport in the world because of the integration with the able-bodied tour. — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
I wear a lot of black, mate, I'm from Melbourne. It's cool to wear black, isn't it? — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
I got bullied because of my disability, I used to get called a cripple or a spastic everywhere I went. — Dylan Alcott Copy Share
