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.

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

Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

Just as young people absorb all kinds of messages from the media, young girls learn what it means to be a woman by watching the older women in their lives.

For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn't grow up being told that I was a disabled child.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.