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The speaker says he has many chances to improve how disabled people are represented and that he accepts as many of those chances as he can. The quote emphasizes responsibility and active support rather than waiting for others to make that change.
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Originally said in English.
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About Dylan Alcott
Australian former wheelchair tennis player and wheelchair basketball player
Dylan Alcott is an Australian former wheelchair tennis player and wheelchair basketball player, and later became a radio host, actor, foundation founder, business owner and motivational speaker. He was born in 1990. He is known for his achievements in Paralympic sport, especially for winning gold with Australia’s men’s wheelchair basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Alcott returned to wheelchair tennis in 2014 with the goal of reaching the 2016 Rio Paralympics. There he won gold medals in the men’s quad singles and doubles, and was named the 2016 Australian Paralympian of the Year. His public work also extends beyond sport, including media, business and advocacy.
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