Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Pistorius
Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius OIBis a South African sprint runner and convicted murderer. Both of Pistorius' legs were amputated below the knee when he was 11 months old. He was the first athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games and Olympic Games, competing in sprint events for below-knee amputees in Paralympic events, and in non-disabled sprint events...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionRunner
Date of Birth22 November 1986
CitySandton, South Africa
strong people disability
I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability.
able disability ability
You're not disabled by the disabilities you have, you are able by the abilities you have.
attitude bad-attitude disability
The only disability in life is having a bad attitude
athlete able can-do
I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.
mistake tired im-tired
I made the mistakes not because I'm tired.
pressure accomplish
The more I accomplish, the more pressure I put on myself.
sports hard-work pieces
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.
home night shots
I've been followed home late at night. I've been shot at on the highway.
running dream race
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.
brother sorry nice
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.
block giving people
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.
sleep thinking guy
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 probably why I'm a bit of an exception.
team race games
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.
thank-you athlete hands
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!