I coached for a bit but didn't enjoy it.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Most disabled people get used to a certain level of abuse.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

The thing most disabled people cite when they are seriously or terminally ill is not the pain, not the suffering - it's being a burden.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Technology has always been crucial to athletes; it helps you track your progress over time, sheds light on whether or not you're training in the right way, and helps you identify the small areas for improvement that can make the difference between winning and losing.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

As someone that has always been involved in sport, I firmly believe that people do need to be fitter and healthier in general. This isn't just about running marathons or winning medals - being more active in general, whether that's leaving your car at home or joining a local sports team, will bring all kinds of benefits.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

I think the most important thing when training - whether you're looking to win a marathon or just become fitter and healthier - is to have a clear sense of what you want to achieve. Do you want to lose weight? Or improve your stamina? Or simply become more active?

Tanni Grey-Thompson

I first competed for Great Britain in wheelchair racing in 1987 and for twenty years after that. For me, the passion came from the fact that I really loved competing and training to be better. And of course - like most sportspeople - I really wanted to win.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

I turned everything into a race - even getting dressed.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

I'm always glued to the Tour de France, with cycling being close to wheelchair racing in terms of technology and how we race.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

If sport had not been possible, I would have studied to be a lawyer.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

I like being the best I can be at everything.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Disabled people are much less likely to be in work, not because they don't want to, but because there are many challenges in getting in to work and quite often those jobs are not well paid.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Every disabled person's experience is different. As a wheelchair user I can experience something different from someone who is visually impaired.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Disabled people are not homogenous.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

As a disabled person I have to think and plan far more than anyone else. If I want to catch a bus I have to consider whether the ramp works, whether there will be someone in the one space who doesn't want to move. It can be a constant worry.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

In 1992, when I came back from the Barcelona Paralympics with four gold medals from track racing, the Lord Lieutenant of Cardiff said to my father: 'She'll be in the House of Lords one day, you know.' Strange how things work out really.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Twenty years in sport has given me a broad perspective on life, bringing me into contact with a variety of social issues, and with those experiences have come insight and knowledge.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Encouraging young people to integrate themselves with their peers, overcome prejudices, and seek out positive activities that will better not only their lives but the lives of those around them is one of the biggest challenges that modern society faces.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Volunteering is about doing good things - good things for good causes, and good things for good volunteers.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

I wouldn't have had a sporting career if it hadn't been for the volunteers who agreed to coach me, as a teenager, growing up in south Wales, at a time when others were telling me that wheelchair racing wasn't really athletics.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Tanni Grey-Thompson Quotes

I coached for a bit but didn't enjoy it.

Most disabled people get used to a certain level of abuse.

The thing most disabled people cite when they are seriously or terminally ill is not the pain, not the suffering - it's being a burden.

Technology has always been crucial to athletes; it helps you track your progress over time, sheds light on whether or not you're training in the right way, and helps you identify the small areas for improvement that can make the difference between winning and losing.

I think the most important thing when training - whether you're looking to win a marathon or just become fitter and healthier - is to have a clear sense of what you want to achieve. Do you want to lose weight? Or improve your stamina? Or simply become more active?

I first competed for Great Britain in wheelchair racing in 1987 and for twenty years after that. For me, the passion came from the fact that I really loved competing and training to be better. And of course - like most sportspeople - I really wanted to win.

I turned everything into a race - even getting dressed.

I'm always glued to the Tour de France, with cycling being close to wheelchair racing in terms of technology and how we race.

If sport had not been possible, I would have studied to be a lawyer.

I like being the best I can be at everything.

Disabled people are much less likely to be in work, not because they don't want to, but because there are many challenges in getting in to work and quite often those jobs are not well paid.

Every disabled person's experience is different. As a wheelchair user I can experience something different from someone who is visually impaired.

Disabled people are not homogenous.

As a disabled person I have to think and plan far more than anyone else. If I want to catch a bus I have to consider whether the ramp works, whether there will be someone in the one space who doesn't want to move. It can be a constant worry.

In 1992, when I came back from the Barcelona Paralympics with four gold medals from track racing, the Lord Lieutenant of Cardiff said to my father: 'She'll be in the House of Lords one day, you know.' Strange how things work out really.

Twenty years in sport has given me a broad perspective on life, bringing me into contact with a variety of social issues, and with those experiences have come insight and knowledge.

Encouraging young people to integrate themselves with their peers, overcome prejudices, and seek out positive activities that will better not only their lives but the lives of those around them is one of the biggest challenges that modern society faces.

Volunteering is about doing good things - good things for good causes, and good things for good volunteers.

I wouldn't have had a sporting career if it hadn't been for the volunteers who agreed to coach me, as a teenager, growing up in south Wales, at a time when others were telling me that wheelchair racing wasn't really athletics.