I sat at home for two years of my life eating junk food, playing video games, embarrassed to go to school or leave the house because I wasn't proud of the person that I was. — 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
