Oscar Pistorius Quotes

Being disabled doesn't have to be a disadvantage.

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

But my message to people with or without a condition is the fact that you can still do anything you set your mind to. You just have to do it in a slightly different way than other people.

I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.

The arrogance of the able-bodied is staggering. Yes, maybe we'd like to be able to get places quickly, and carry things in both hands but only because we have to keep up with the rest of you ... We would rather be just like us, and have that be all right.

Disability can be no handicap.

It's not our disabilities, it's our abilities that count.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

I've still never had a dream that I'm disabled. Never.

If I can be an inspiration for someone, that's fine, but just don't look down on me. Don't say, 'Oh, you're in a wheelchair.'

I have a very simple philosophy. One has to separate the abilities from the disabilities. The fact I cannot walk, that I need crutches or a scooter or whatever it is, has nothing to do with my playing the violin.

People with disabilities can grow up thinking they have a weakness because they are told, You will never do this properly; you will never walk properly or talk properly.' That's all they hear. But you have to look past that.

I'm not saying 'I have cerebral palsy, pay attention to me.' We all have problems, and we have to figure out how to live our best life.

You're not disabled unless you say 'I'm disabled.'

Those we most often exclude from the normal life of society, people with disabilities, have profound lessons to teach us

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

I don't want anyone to feel they can't achieve their ambitions if they are dyslexic.

I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.

I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.

I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come.

Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right.

Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.

I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record. I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.

We are trying to construct a more inclusive society. We are going to make a country in which no one is left out.

Aim high and don't sell yourself short. Know that you're capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things - depression, body image or whatever else - so know that it's not just you. You're not alone.