Ellie Simmonds Quotes

Ellie Simmonds

Profession : Athlete

Birth : November 11, 1994

I was 8 when I started swimming training, but it wasn't until I was 10 when it became more serious so over the next few years I slowly developed a better understanding of my diet.

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We had a trampoline in the garden that I used to play on lots which was great exercise.

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Tuna pasta bake is one of my favourites, its quick and easy to make when I'm busy training.

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I love who I am and I am glad that I have dwarfism because I think my body is strong and beautiful.

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I learnt to swim at the age of four or five. My parents took me to a club where you go from learning to swim to competing.

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I'm studying psychology at Loughborough and there are so many sportspeople here - you actually see top athletes walking around - but people see them all the time, so there's no special treatment.

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Swimming outside the pool is scary. I don't like not knowing what's underneath me - it's quite dark in lakes. I swam in the sea in Australia around the Great Barrier Reef, though, and that was incredible because you could see exactly what was underneath you.

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I didn't really come on the scene nationally until 2008.

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It's important to give kids a variety of sports. Everyone is an individual, everyone is different but there is a sport out there for everyone.

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Coming into London having the experience of Beijing is really good.

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Going into Beijing I was like 'what's a Paralympics?'

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I have grown up in a positive household.

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When I was on the podium singing the national anthem, and the crowd were all singing it, it was definitely... It was a moment to remember, and I'm going to remember it for the rest of my life.

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My school have been so supportive in the balance between my sport and my studying, ever since I won the two golds in Beijing.

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I love the 400m.

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I lived in Swansea Marina and was a minute's walk from the beach. I used to love going to Mumbles and visiting Gower with its fantastic beaches like Langland, Oxwich and Caswell.

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I made my first World Championships team at 12.

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