Top 31 Quotes & Sayings by Natalie du Toit

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a South African athlete Natalie du Toit.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Natalie du Toit OIG 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 in the 10K, "Marathon", swim.

South African - Athlete | Born: January 29, 1984

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I never thought of being disadvantaged.

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Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.

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

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

Natalie du Toit

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

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I think I've achieved everything I wanted to.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

Natalie du Toit

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

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Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

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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.

Natalie du Toit

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

Natalie du Toit

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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I'm probably the most negative person around.

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

Natalie du Toit

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 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.

Natalie du Toit

Swimming is my passion and something that I love. Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. I go out there and train as hard as anybody else. I have the same dreams, the same goals. It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.

Natalie du Toit

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

Natalie du Toit

Top 31 Quotes & Sayings by Natalie du Toit

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