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Dylan Alcott

(1990) Basketball Player

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Dylan Alcott says he loves his disability, calling it the best thing that ever happened to him. As a 17‑year‑old wheelchair basketballer he wanted to beat everyone nicely, and he now mixes hip‑hop love with a drive to try many things at once. He notes how people once stared at him but now admire him.

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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

Dylan Alcott is an Australian former wheelchair tennis and basketball player who also works as a radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner and motivational speaker. He was a member of the Australia men's national wheelchair basketball team.

Quotes by Dylan Alcott

I have a couple of companies I run.

Business

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Early '90s hip hop is my thing.

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I work in the media.

Journalism

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I hated myself growing up.

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I'm proud to play wheelchair tennis.

Play

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Oh, I love the word 'disabled.'

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I love winning obviously, but it's not everything to me.

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

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I'm officially a retired, washed-up proper loser, and I love that.

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People are always stopping me and asking for photos.

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Luckily I just know how to string two words together.

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Playing tennis and wheelchair basketball has opened a lot of doors for me.

Basketball

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

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I am easily the luckiest person and one of the luckiest Paralympians.

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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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There are so many great Paralympians who came before me, who didn't get the recognition they deserve, if I'm honest.

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I think standing ovations are one of the most ironic things in the world, by the way. But I'll take them, without…

Doubt

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A G.O.A.T, to me, is not who wins the most grand slams. It's about what you say, what you stand for and…

Grand slam

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I don't think I try too hard. You know people who try really hard to be like 'woohoo, wacky'... I just be…

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I was born with a tumour wrapped around my spinal cord that was cut out when I was only a couple of…

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I'm just a guy who's just always himself, I always try to just be me. I don't try too hard to be…

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I've got, legit, three to four hundred pairs of shoes. And I don't walk, which is funny.

Fashion

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There are people out there with disabilities doing amazing things but unfortunately they don't get the chance to show off - they…

Amazing

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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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I was in Thailand with my first girlfriend, Chelsea, and this guy was hitting on her, and he tried to kiss her.…

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I remember being at the Paralympics and I was listening to all my teammates speak and I've never felt more redundant in…

Life

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The biggest thing is being really proud of my disability, which is kind of different. Most people don't want to talk about…

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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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Wimbledon was the last grand slam to get any wheelchair tennis in there at all. There was this idea that it was…

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I don't get out of bed every day to play to win a tennis tournament, I honestly don't. I do it because…

Change

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In terms of Paralympians there's not many more awesome than Kurt Fearnley.

Awesome

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I was lucky enough to win a gold medal when I was 17 years old.

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The more famous I get, the weirder people become around you.

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What really got me into hip hop was like, Biggie, Nas, Big Daddy Kane.

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

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I questioned whether anyone would love me because I'm in a wheelchair.

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It took me 28 years to fully feel worthy with my disability.

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

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I've known nothing but having a disability.

Disability

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I would be wasting my life if I won 20 grand slams and that's all I did.

Grand slam

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Dylan Alcott by topic

People (20) Disability (20) Wheelchair (12) Tennis (12) Love (12) Life (10)