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title: "2 Disability People Quotes By Dylan Alcott"
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> [We have got to fully guarantee and fund the NDIS so we invest in people with disability so they can be the people they want to be and start paying taxes, not get pensions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/we-have-got-to-fully-guarantee-and-fund-the-ndis-so-we-invest-in/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

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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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/my-purpose-is-changing-perceptions-so-people-with-disability-people/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

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## More by Dylan Alcott

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/it-s-interesting-i-don-t-really-think-too-much-about-being-a-role/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-remember-being-a-17-year-old-wheelchair-basketballer-at-the/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [Early '90s hip hop is my thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/early-90s-hip-hop-is-my-thing/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [I love my disability. It is the best thing that ever happened to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-love-my-disability-it-is-the-best-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [I want to do all kinds of stuff and it's hard to do it all at once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-want-to-do-all-kinds-of-stuff-and-it-s-hard-to-do-it-all-at-once/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/people-used-to-stare-at-me-when-i-was-growing-up-because-i-was-in-a/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/starlight-foundation-gave-me-a-wish-to-go-away-for-a-trip-which-was/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [One thing I struggled with the most was my brother started playing football, AFL and I remember I went down and wanted to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/one-thing-i-struggled-with-the-most-was-my-brother-started-playing/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-can-t-tell-you-how-much-i-struggled-after-the-golden-slam-i-had/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [Well, I call the Olympic Games the crappy warm ups for the Paralympic Games, right? Once every four years people with disability are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/well-i-call-the-olympic-games-the-crappy-warm-ups-for-the-paralympic/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [More people need to be proud of their disability instead of shying away from it, because as soon as I became proud of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/more-people-need-to-be-proud-of-their-disability-instead-of-shying/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [That's why I love the Paralympics. For two weeks, it's the big show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/that-s-why-i-love-the-paralympics-for-two-weeks-it-s-the-big-show/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [We have the best Paralympic sport in the world because of the integration with the able-bodied tour.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/we-have-the-best-paralympic-sport-in-the-world-because-of-the/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [I wear a lot of black, mate, I'm from Melbourne. It's cool to wear black, isn't it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-wear-a-lot-of-black-mate-i-m-from-melbourne-it-s-cool-to-wear-black/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

> [I got bullied because of my disability, I used to get called a cripple or a spastic everywhere I went.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-got-bullied-because-of-my-disability-i-used-to-get-called-a-cripple/)

[Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/)

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