Being disabled doesn't have to be a disadvantage. Oscar Pistorius More Quotes by Oscar Pistorius More Quotes From Oscar Pistorius You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have. Oscar Pistorius disabilityabilityable I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability. Oscar Pistorius disabilitystrongpeople I grew up not really thinking I had a disability. I grew up thinking I had different shoes. Oscar Pistorius london-olympicsshoesthinking The only disability in life is having a bad attitude Oscar Pistorius bad-attitudedisabilityattitude When you're competing, you don't have the choice of what the weather will be like. It really doesn't affect me. I ran one of my fastest times in the New York Diamond League meeting last year. It was raining pretty hard then. Oscar Pistorius new-yorkrainyears It's impossible to make everyone happy. Some will choose to see the negative. None is perfect but find a way of loving them perfectly! Oscar Pistorius perfectwaynegative There is a big difference between being good and being great. Oscar Pistorius be-gooddifferencesbigs I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics. Oscar Pistorius runningtwopast I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to. Oscar Pistorius hard-workbelievepeople My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice. Oscar Pistorius nicebrothersorry The more I accomplish, the more pressure I put on myself. Oscar Pistorius accomplishpressure I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do. Oscar Pistorius ableathletecan-do I have a phenomenal team behind me who have helped get me here and I, along with them, will now put everything we can into the final few weeks of preparations before the Olympic Games, where I am aiming to race well, work well through the rounds, post good times and maybe even a personal best time on the biggest stage of them all. Oscar Pistorius teamracegames I want to wake up every day and feel that I'm training harder than my competitors, that I'm dieting harder, that I'm recovering better. That's what gives me confidence when I'm lining up on the blocks. I've never gone out to prove people wrong. I just want to be the best that I can possibly be. Oscar Pistorius blockgivingpeople I don't want to be competing in a sport where I feel that I'm here not on my talent and my hard work but because of a piece of equipment. Oscar Pistorius pieceshard-worksports I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race. Oscar Pistorius racedreamrunning Putting on my legs is like putting on my shoes. I understand that's how some people might think differently, but I hope that in London, their perceptions open up. Oscar Pistorius shoespeoplethinking I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't ever think about my disability. Oscar Pistorius legsstrangethinking I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last. Oscar Pistorius lastsraceworld I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we will see some amazing times posted and I am very much looking forward to what will be an incredible Olympics and Paralympics in London. Oscar Pistorius titlesgamesbelieve
