Natalie du Toit Quotes
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I never thought of being disadvantaged.
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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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I'm probably the most negative person around.
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By 9:30 at night, I go to bed.
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.
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I just missed out on qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
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Swimming is my passion and something that I love.
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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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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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The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.
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I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.
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I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi.
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I hate seaweed.
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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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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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I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.
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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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My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard.
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I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.
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I say, 'If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it.'
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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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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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Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with.