Australia's James Turner hopes to emulate his Rio Paralympics success when he plays with the Pararoos at this month's IFCPF World Championships in Argentina.
The 21-year-old, who won gold in the men's T36 800 metres event in Rio, was often discouraged to take up sport professionally after he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child.
"When I was a kid I was always told that I would be never anything more than a good club athlete," Turner said.
"I would be lying if I said I didn't have a few chips on my shoulder."
Turner's rise to the top has been rapid.
After the Pararoos missed out on qualifying for last year's Rio Paralympics, Turner received an offer to represent Australia in Para Athletics.
He said yes and started training with Coach Brett Robinson
"Before Rio I had actually run an unofficial world record," Turner said.
Turner then ran a world record time when it counted, claiming gold in the T36 800m event at the Rio Paralympics.
"One of my dreams when I was five years old was that one day I would be the best in the world at something," Turner said.
"I achieved that and I'm like what's next."
He soon learned the event would not be included at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo.
So, Turner started training for the 200m and 400m events.
At July's World Para Athletics Championships he won gold in the 200m, 400m and 800m T36 events.
"It still hasn't sunk in," Turner said.
Now he's back playing the sport he's always loved - football.
"One of my demands of the athletics group when I was going to Rio was that I still was able to play football," Turner said.
The 21-year-old is torn about where his future lies.
"I have a four-year contract with athletics so I have to go to the tournaments," Turner said.
"I do enjoy athletics I really enjoy it, I think it's great. But my heart is still in football, which is quite sad, and I'm sure the athletics people hate me saying this.
"Do I keep playing football or keep running world records?"
