My Parents Didn't Give Me Any Scope To Feel Sorry For Myself. They Were Just Like 'go Play With Your Brother, Go Climb A Tree, Go Fall Off Your Motorbike, Do Whatever You Want. Don't Come Crying To Us When You Get Scratched. You've Got Prosthetic Legs - That's Very Nice.' - SearchQuotes

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My parents didn't give me any scope to feel sorry for myself. They were just like 'go play with your brother, go climb a tree, go fall off your motorbike, do whatever you want. Don't come crying to us when you get scratched. You've got prosthetic legs - that's very nice.'

Oscar Pistorius

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