Natalie Du Toit Quotes

#1. I'm probably the most negative person around.

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#2. I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.

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#3. I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.

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#4. Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.

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#5. Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

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#6. My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard.

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#7. It's been a dream for me since I was six years old to go to the Olympic Games and to finally have that dream realised is something massive for me.

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#8. Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

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#9. Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.

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#10. By 9:30 at night, I go to bed.

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#11. My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.

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#12. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.

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#13. I say, 'If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it.'

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#14. The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.

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#15. When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.

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#16. Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me.

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#17. I never thought of being disadvantaged.

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#18. It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.

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#19. I think I've achieved everything I wanted to.

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#20. I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi.

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#21. You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.

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#22. I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything.

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#23. Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

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#24. I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.

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#25. I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.

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#26. I just missed out on qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

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#27. To be here, is a dream come true. A dream is something that you set for yourself, not what other people set for you. When I qualified in Seville I burst into tears. I couldn't believe that I was going to the Olympic Games.

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#28. I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

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