--- title: "Best Dylan Alcott Sayings" description: "Dylan Alcott is an Australian former wheelchair tennis and basketball player who also works as a radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner a..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-dylan-alcott-5673.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-dylan-alcott-5673.jpg) # Dylan Alcott (1990) Basketball Player **100** quotes in **321** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet 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 > [When people are talking to someone with a disability, they worry about getting language wrong. So what do they do? They don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/when-people-are-talking-to-someone-with-a-disability-they-worry-about/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Disability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/168/dylan-alcott-5673_disability_when-people-are-talking-to-someone-with_734576.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-m-a-big-atmosphere-kind-of-guy-i-ve-got-a-loud-personality-and-i/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e4/dylan-alcott-5673_enjoy_i-m-a-big-atmosphere-kind-of-guy-i-ve-go_1758477.jpg) > [Wimbledon was the last grand slam to get any wheelchair tennis in there at all. There was this idea that it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/wimbledon-was-the-last-grand-slam-to-get-any-wheelchair-tennis-in/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/dylan-alcott-5673_enough_wimbledon-was-the-last-grand-slam-to-get_1439795.jpg) > [I don't get out of bed every day to play to win a tennis tournament, I honestly don't. I do it because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-don-t-get-out-of-bed-every-day-to-play-to-win-a-tennis-tournament-i/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c19/dylan-alcott-5673_change_i-don-t-get-out-of-bed-every-day-to-play_2903010.jpg) > [People used to stare at me when I was growing up because I was in a wheelchair, and I hated it. Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/people-used-to-stare-at-me-when-i-was-growing-up-because-i-was-in-a/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Amazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/dylan-alcott-5673_amazing_people-used-to-stare-at-me-when-i-was-gr_83213.jpg) > [When I was a kid and I was getting bullied at school and I was really upset, I'd say, 'I don't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-was-getting-bullied-at-school-and-i-was-really/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/dylan-alcott-5673_newspaper_when-i-was-a-kid-and-i-was-getting-bulli_861073.jpg) > [There are people out there with disabilities doing amazing things but unfortunately they don't get the chance to show off - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/there-are-people-out-there-with-disabilities-doing-amazing-things-but/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Amazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/amazing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94e/dylan-alcott-5673_amazing_there-are-people-out-there-with-disabili_2625460.jpg) > [The biggest thing is being really proud of my disability, which is kind of different. Most people don't want to talk about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/the-biggest-thing-is-being-really-proud-of-my-disability-which-is/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/dylan-alcott-5673_always_the-biggest-thing-is-being-really-proud_2861230.jpg) > [I was in Thailand with my first girlfriend, Chelsea, and this guy was hitting on her, and he tried to kiss her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-was-in-thailand-with-my-first-girlfriend-chelsea-and-this-guy-was/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d56/dylan-alcott-5673_good-looking_i-was-in-thailand-with-my-first-girlfrie_2814902.jpg) > [I remember being at the Paralympics and I was listening to all my teammates speak and I've never felt more redundant in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-remember-being-at-the-paralympics-and-i-was-listening-to-all-my/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d20/dylan-alcott-5673_life_i-remember-being-at-the-paralympics-and_2799039.jpg) > [I can't tell you how much I struggled after the golden slam. I had actual depression. I hadn't seen my family -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-can-t-tell-you-how-much-i-struggled-after-the-golden-slam-i-had/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Depression](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/depression/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/dylan-alcott-5673_depression_i-can-t-tell-you-how-much-i-struggled-af_128069.jpg) > [I love the Australian Open, but the mecca of tennis is Wimbledon. The Royals are there, everyone's in white. It's just so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-love-the-australian-open-but-the-mecca-of-tennis-is-wimbledon-the/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Australian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/australian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/993/dylan-alcott-5673_australian_i-love-the-australian-open-but-the-mecca_2822699.jpg) > [If I could take a magic pill that would mean I'm not in a wheelchair anymore, you couldn't pay me enough to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/if-i-could-take-a-magic-pill-that-would-mean-i-m-not-in-a-wheelchair/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/dylan-alcott-5673_enough_if-i-could-take-a-magic-pill-that-would_1410427.jpg) > [My main purpose is to try in some way to change perceptions and stigma so that people with disabilities can get out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/my-main-purpose-is-to-try-in-some-way-to-change-perceptions-and/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/change/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/dylan-alcott-5673_change_my-main-purpose-is-to-try-in-some-way-to_2607803.jpg) > [One of the things I struggled with growing up was that that I never saw anyone like me on TV or in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/one-of-the-things-i-struggled-with-growing-up-was-that-that-i-never/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Accident](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/accident/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/540/dylan-alcott-5673_accident_one-of-the-things-i-struggled-with-growi_576718.jpg) > [For people like me with a disability, the unconscious bias is a lack of expectation of what you can do, negative perception,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/for-people-like-me-with-a-disability-the-unconscious-bias-is-a-lack/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Bias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bias/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/673/dylan-alcott-5673_broken_for-people-like-me-with-a-disability-the_938885.jpg) > [I think you can do anything in this life whether you're in a wheelchair or not. I go to festivals, nightclubs, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-think-you-can-do-anything-in-this-life-whether-you-re-in-a/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/dylan-alcott-5673_i-think_i-think-you-can-do-anything-in-this-life_2165860.jpg) > [When I turned on the TV or the radio, and flicked to the newspaper, I never saw anyone like me. That's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/when-i-turned-on-the-tv-or-the-radio-and-flicked-to-the-newspaper-i/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ff/dylan-alcott-5673_loved_when-i-turned-on-the-tv-or-the-radio-and_932361.jpg) > [I used to read GQ as a kid and there was no one looking like me in there. No one with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/i-used-to-read-gq-as-a-kid-and-there-was-no-one-looking-like-me-in/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/dylan-alcott-5673_looking_i-used-to-read-gq-as-a-kid-and-there-was_3049738.jpg) > [As soon as you are comfortable with who you are, you start performing better, your life gets better, your relationships get better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dylan-alcott/as-soon-as-you-are-comfortable-with-who-you-are-you-start-performing/) [Dylan Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/dylan-alcott-5673_better_as-soon-as-you-are-comfortable-with-who_1150380.jpg) ## Dylan Alcott by topic [People (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/dylan-alcott/) [Disability (20)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disability/dylan-alcott/) [Wheelchair (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/wheelchair/dylan-alcott/) [Tennis (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tennis/dylan-alcott/) [Love (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/dylan-alcott/) [Life (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/dylan-alcott/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dylan-alcott/#itemlist", "name": "Dylan Alcott Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When people are talking to someone with a disability, they worry about getting language wrong. 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