Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

Even when bad things happen you have to try to use those bad things in a positive manner and really just take the positive out of it.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

You have to work hard for what you want to achieve and you have to set goals and dreams and really go for them.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I just want to be myself and go for my own dreams and goals.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

Once your dream is fulfilled you face another one.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

Swimming is my passion and something that I love.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I have always had a dream to take part in an Olympic Games, and losing my leg didn't change anything.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

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.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I am always late because people stop me for autographs and say hi.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I say, 'If I'm able to go out there and achieve a dream, then anybody can do it.'

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I don't think of myself as being disabled, or able-bodied.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

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.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

Going out there in the water, it feels as if there's nothing wrong with me.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

It doesn't matter if you look different. You're still the same as everybody else because you have the same dream.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

My parents gave me a boxer puppy as a present. I have wanted a dog for years and must first give her attention in the morning.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

By 9:30 at night, I go to bed.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I'm probably the most negative person around.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.

Natalie du Toit
Natalie du Toit

I've been lucky enough to travel the world and win awards and medals, but it was time to stop.