Australia couldn't be prouder of you, DylanAlcott ❤️😪💪
On Saturday, the tennis star put himself one step closer to the illustrious “Golden Slam”, which involves winning all four grand slam tournaments and the Olympics or Paralympics in a single calendar year.Alcott defeated world No. 2 Sam Schroder in the quad singles gold medal matchThe Golden Slam has only been achieved once before, by Steffi Graf in 1988, and Alcott can become the second to pull off the rare feat by claiming the US Open title later this month.
“Paralympics sport saved my life; honestly it did. It was the best thing that ever happened to me. I owe it so much. “Not every person with a disability can be a Paralympian, but they can be a doctor, a lawyer, a mum, a dad, a teacher, an educator, a politician, whatever it is; but they don’t often get the opportunities that we’ve got here to play sport.“It makes us feel worthy, it makes us feel loved ... I am gonna come home and drink 10,000 beers with everyone.”Although he’s just a few wins away from the Golden Slam, Alcott is currently more focused on properly celebrating his Paralympic triumph.
“I was a kid who got bullied about his disability when he was 13 and I didn‘t think I had much of a life to live.
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