Ellie Simmonds Quotes

Ellie Simmonds

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 11, 1994

Sport is a great thing to get involved with, it's not just fitness but it also gets your competitive side out.

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I don't wear jewellery and I don't care about shoes and dresses. But I love my handbags. They're my real luxury.

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I think people shouldn't think 'I'm not normal, I've got a disability.' Overcome that, go out there and enjoy your life and achieve something.

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Growing up, I was aware of being a dwarf but I felt I could do anything.

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I don't see it as a disability. I'm just a normal person, but a bit smaller than everyone else.

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I like Drake, I like Rihanna, I like Beyonce, I like Mumford and Sons, and Coldplay.

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I've swum with dolphins in Mozambique and with bull sharks off Mexico. They didn't tell me how dangerous the sharks were until after I got out.

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Watching Nyree Lewis get her medal in the 100 backstroke inspired me to want to go to a Paralympics and it just went on from there.

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A lot of the time, when I swim, I close my eyes because it is definitely lonely.

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I've got to go out there and do a job and focus on swimming and do my own thing, and I think us athletes can go out there and perform no matter what... This is what we train to do.

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In Beijing when the Chinese athletes had a massive roar that gave me a buzz pretending they were shouting for me.

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I feel I cope with pressure quite well.

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I think there are definitely times when I feel the expectations on my shoulders and I think it's because even before I race people expect me to get a gold medal and it's not the case.

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I'm the baby of the family and love it.

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I love the ocean and I'm passionate about conservation and the environment.

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On a typical Monday I swim from six until 8am. I go from there to the gym and do a session from nine until half 10. I get home about 11ish. Take a nap and have lunch. Swim from half three to half five. I get home at half six. Have dinner.

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I love 'Come Dine With Me.'

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I think what I'm most proud of about myself away from the pool, is being OK on my own.

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It drives me forward knowing people are watching me and I have to swim well.

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I was really keen on horse-riding, too, but I knew I had to give it up to give more time to swimming.

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