Dylan Alcott delivered perhaps his most inspirational address yet after losing the Australian Open final in his last professional match.
A host of people in wheelchairs – young and old – were in attendance at Melbourne Park as Alcott farewelled the tennis world, cheering on their hero a final time. "I'm really the luckiest guy in the world and I didn't need to win today to realise that," Alcott said. "It would have been nice to win but, to be honest, I'm still the luckiest person that I've ever met. I'm the luckiest guy in this country, if not the luckiest person in the world to live this life that I live.
"And it's because you, everybody watching here today, that people like me, people with a disability – we are getting not only the recognition, but we are integrated and involved in our society. We want to be more and more involved every single day."
Hey DylanAlcott if it were up to me, I'd give you the award for the next 12 years champ.
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