Natalie du Toit

thumb|Women's S9 100m butterfly medallists Natalie du Toit OIG MBE (/dʊˈtɔɪ/; born 29 January 1984) is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka. Du Toit became the third amputee ever to qualify for the Olympics, where she placed 16th. Quotes I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals. You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them 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 https://www.supanet.com/find/famous-quotes-by/natalie-du-toit/i-just-want-to-be-myself-fqb15696/ I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything. It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life. I just missed out on qualifying for the Sydney Olympics in 2000. I never thought of being disadvantaged. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream. I think I've achieved everything I wanted to. I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi. I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals. I'm probably the most negative person around. Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one. I go out there and train as hard as anybody else. Back in my mind, I never, ever wanted to give up swimming; it was something that I would carry on with. 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. Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop. I say, 'If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it. 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. I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied. https://www.enquoted.com/natalie-du-toit-quotes-2.html, 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. https://www.picturequotes.com/to-be-here-is-a-dream-come-true-a-dream-is-something-that-you-set-for-yourself-not-what-other-quote-800926 External links