Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit OIGis 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...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth29 January 1984
awards lucky time travel
I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.
behind desk life phase school
It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.
girls situation sports
The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.
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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.
achieve dreams hard work
You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.
dream goal want
I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.
dream faces fulfilled
Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.
dream able achieve
If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it.
effort competition racing
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.
effort hard train
I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.
dream games legs
I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything,
dream games years
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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I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi.
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I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.