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Dylan Alcott

basketball player, wheelchair tennis player

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1990

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 "Rollers". At the age of 17, he became the youngest Rollers gold medal winner, at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, and was the youngest to compete in the wheelchair basketball competition. In 2014, he returned to wheelchair tennis with the aim of participating at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, at which he won gold medals in the Men's Quad Singles and Doubles. He was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year due to his outstanding achievements at Rio.

All Quotes by Dylan Alcott

“My main purpose is to try in some way to change perceptions and stigma so that people with disabilities can get out and live the life they deserve to live. That's what gets me out of bed every day.”
— Dylan Alcott
“I sat at home for two years of my life eating junk food, playing video games, embarrassed to go to school or leave the house because I wasn't proud of the person that I was.”
— Dylan Alcott
“I used to doubt my ability and what I was capable of, and then I changed my mindset. It made me a better person, a better advocate, and opened doors for me to help instigate real change.”
— Dylan Alcott
“I sat at home for two years of my life eating junk food, playing video games, embarrassed to go to school or leave the house because I wasn't proud of the person that I was.”
— Dylan Alcott