As a kid with disability, if you told me anybody in a wheelchair, let alone myself, would be Australian of the Year later, I would tell you to get stuffed. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
