My message is not just to disabled people, but to everyone: You have to work hard. Natalie du Toit More Quotes by Natalie du Toit More Quotes From 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. Natalie du Toit being-positiveusetrying 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 swimmingpassiondream I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything. Natalie du Toit goalgamesdream 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 differentgoaldream If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it. Natalie du Toit achieveabledream 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 gamesdreambelieve 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 competitioneffortracing I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied. Natalie du Toit disabledablethinking Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me. Natalie du Toit going-outfeelswater I go out there and train as hard as anybody else. Natalie du Toit effortpreparationsports 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. Natalie du Toit gamesdreamyears I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi. Natalie du Toit signing-autographslatepeople Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one. Natalie du Toit goaldreamfaces I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals. Natalie du Toit goaldreamwant Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest. Natalie du Toit likeyoucrymoments You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them. Natalie du Toit goalsdreamsyouwork By 9:30 at night, I go to bed. Natalie du Toit gobednight I never thought of being disadvantaged. Natalie du Toit neverthoughtbeingdisadvantaged I say, 'If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it.' Natalie du Toit saygoachievedream 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. Natalie du Toit parentsmedogmorning
