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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

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 · Page 3

I could take away all the gold medals and everything, that was the biggest thing that sport has given me. Belonging into…

Being proud

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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.…

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I sat at home for two years of my life eating junk food, playing video games, embarrassed to go to school or…

Embarrassed

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I remember when I was a little kid I used to ask my parents and brother why I never saw anyone like…

Brother

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People say, 'why not have the Paralympics and Olympics combined?' I'm like, 'When Usain Bolt was running, I fully appreciate everyone will…

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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…

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I used to doubt my ability and what I was capable of, and then I changed my mindset. It made me a…

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There are so many things we can do to make sure they get those opportunities. People with disability are ready to go…

Disability

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You know what, there are multiple streams of diversity: LGBTQI, gender equality, your race. All these streams of diversity had prejudices in…

Disability

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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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When a parent who has a little kid with a disability says they saw me and now they've found a purpose, that's…

Disability

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When people are talking to someone with a disability, they worry about getting language wrong. So what do they do? They don't…

Disability

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I'm a big atmosphere kind of guy, I've got a loud personality and I really enjoy firing myself up, but when you're…

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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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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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Tennis players have won Grand Slams and gold medals in wheelchairs before, but haven't had that cut through. It's got nothing really…

Challenging the status quo

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We all need to say 'disabled' - because guess what? There's absolutely nothing wrong with having a disability. It makes you different.…

Being

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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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When I first played tennis... I was 11 or 12... and the craziest bit about that tennis tournament is that I had…

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When I hated myself, I went to a tennis tournament. I was no good but I played. And when I got there,…

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