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Dylan Alcott

(1990) Basketball Player

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Dylan Alcott is a basketball player.

Quick Facts About Dylan Alcott

Born: December 4, 1990
Profession: Basketball Player

About Dylan Alcott

[Wikidata] Australian athlete in wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis... | [Wikipedia] Dylan Alcott, is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player, former wheelchair basketball player, radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team, known colloquially as the Australian "R

Quotes 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…

I think

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I remember being a 17-year-old wheelchair basketballer at the Paralympics. I just wanted to beat everybody, but I also wanted to do…

Basketball

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Early '90s hip hop is my thing.

Early

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

Best

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I want to do all kinds of stuff and it's hard to do it all at once.

Hard

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People used to stare at me when I was growing up because I was in a wheelchair, and I hated it. Now…

Amazing

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Starlight Foundation gave me a wish to go away for a trip, which was really amazing at the time, and Variety Children's…

Amazing

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One thing I struggled with the most was my brother started playing football, AFL and I remember I went down and wanted…

Brother

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I can't tell you how much I struggled after the golden slam. I had actual depression. I hadn't seen my family -…

Depression

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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…

Olympic games

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More people need to be proud of their disability instead of shying away from it, because as soon as I became proud…

Dating

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That's why I love the Paralympics. For two weeks, it's the big show.

Big

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We have the best Paralympic sport in the world because of the integration with the able-bodied tour.

Because

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I wear a lot of black, mate, I'm from Melbourne. It's cool to wear black, isn't it?

Black

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I got bullied because of my disability, I used to get called a cripple or a spastic everywhere I went.

Because

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I'm proud to play wheelchair tennis.

Play

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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…

Grand slam

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If you said to me, 'Let's walk to the shop,' you'd realise what you'd said and feel bad. But it's just language.…

Bad

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I want to try a bit of acting, which I'm excited about. I think it will be fun and I think I…

Acting

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People are always stopping me and asking for photos.

Always

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The last song I listen to before every match is 'Protect Ya Neck,' always has been.

Always

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

Hard

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Some people want a job, for sure, but do you know what else some people want? They want a career. They want…

Career

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One of the things I struggled with growing up was that that I never saw anyone like me on TV or in…

Accident

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I missed years of birthdays, celebrations and simple moments, so I'm enjoying being able to be more present, now I'm a washed-up…

Being

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