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21 quotes by Oscar Pistorius

Updated on 6 September 2012. Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius OIB (/pɪsˈtɔriəs/; born 22 November 1986) is a South African sprint runner. Although both of Pistorius' legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old, he has competed in events for single below-knee amputees and for able-bodied athletes. After becoming a Paralympic champion, Pistorius attempted to enter able-bodied international competition, over persistent objections of...
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I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.

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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.

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I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability.

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Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!

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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... →

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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... →

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Everyone has setbacks. I'm no different. I happen to have no legs. That's pretty much the fact.

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Out of the tens of thousands of prosthetic legs they've made, there's never been any 400-meter athletes run under 50 seconds. So, if this was... →

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The more I accomplish, the more pressure I put on myself.

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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... →

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Rio in four years; I've got more inspiration in the last two, three weeks. I'm sure I'm going to get more in the Paralympics in the next... →

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These have always been my legs. I train harder than other guys, eat better, sleep better and wake up thinking about athletics. I think that's... →

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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... →

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