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
legs facts different
Everyone has setbacks. I'm no different. I happen to have no legs. That's pretty much the fact.
liars boxes witness
You don't call the witness a liar, not while he is in the witness box.
athlete thinking inspire
I think every athlete that’s just out here for the Olympics just does something to inspire those around them and inspire each other.
running athlete legs
Out of the tens of thousands of prosthetic legs they've made, there's never been any 400-meter athletes run under 50 seconds. So, if this was such a technologically advanced prosthetic leg, then how come not everyone's qualifying, or coming close to the qualification time, then?
thinking legs strange
I still find it strange, I suppose, when I say to someone, 'Can you just pass me my leg?' But I don't ever think about my disability.
thinking shoes people
Putting on my legs is like putting on my shoes. I understand that's how some people might think differently, but I hope that in London, their perceptions open up.
race world lasts
I wasn't happy with my performance at the World Championships in Daegu. I had an unbelievable race in the heats, but misjudged the semi and finished last.
believe games three
I am also hugely excited to then be competing to defend my three Paralympic titles at the Paralympic Games. I believe we will see some amazing times posted and I am very much looking forward to what will be an incredible Olympics and Paralympics in London.
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.
determination real team
To have been selected to represent Team South Africa at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the individual 400m and the 4x400m relay is a real honor and I am so pleased that years of hard work, determination and sacrifice have all come together.
believe hard-work people
I'd like to show people that if you put the hard work in and you believe in yourself, then you can do whatever you want to.
athlete able can-do
I don't see myself as disabled. There's nothing I can't do that able-bodied athletes can do.
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.
running past two
I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.