People come up to me and say 'I wouldn't want to live if I was like you.' And I say 'Actually, my… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Disability sport came about largely because of exclusion, because mainstream sport didn't want disabled people to be part of it. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Down the years, people told me I'd never have a job, never do this or that and I just ignored them. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Competition motivates female athletes to keep pushing themselves when sensible people would be sitting down and putting their feet up. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
The thing most disabled people cite when they are seriously or terminally ill is not the pain, not the suffering - it's… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
People should have goals, and that doesn't have to be Paralympic goals or even high-profile stuff because actually most people don't want… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Disabled people are much less likely to be in work, not because they don't want to, but because there are many challenges… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
My passions are sport, women in sport and disabled people, and they kind of end up not being political, so I can… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
When I got pregnant quite a few people said to me, 'have you really thought about what you're doing?' I was 32… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
When I was young, I didn't see disabled people on the streets, and it wasn't because they weren't there. It was because… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I really do not want any visually impaired people to be injured, but I really dislike tactile paving, especially when it is… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I've had years of people talking about the 'real,' 'normal' or 'proper' Games when they meant the Olympics, and 'the other Olympics'… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
The fight for a change in attitude towards disabled people is worth the effort because of the long-term benefits it could bring… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I mean, I hope I intimidate the others on the track. I'm the only one who does a warm-up lap. I heard… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Through my professional life as both an athlete, and latterly with organisations such as the Youth Citizenship Commission, I've seen first hand… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
People come up to me and say 'I wouldn't want to live if I was like you.' And I say 'Actually, my life's pretty… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
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 Copy Share
I'm too much of a coward for plastic surgery, but if I could wave a magic wand and change something, it would be my… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
Twenty years in sport has given me a broad perspective on life, bringing me into contact with a variety of social issues, and with… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
I remember trying to go to the cinema with my friends, so I must have been nine or 10, and being told I could… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
Perhaps we need to redefine our idea of role models; they're not always elite athletes whose success might seem too distant or unachievable. Sometimes… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
Wheelchairs get lost or damaged during transit because some staff don't always understand how important the equipment is, or the cost of it. And… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
The reality for most athletes is that they have to deal with the wrath of the media only after they have performed, not in… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
I have seen first hand the vital role that the physical activity sector - with its widespread workforce of coaches, youth workers, activity professionals,… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
Despite hanging up my racing wheels over a decade ago, I still get a buzz when we enter an Olympic and Paralympic year. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
I've lost track of the amount of time I've been spoken down to, literally patted on the head. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
At 70, my late father, Peter, underwent a foot amputation after surgical complications. There were suggestions that at his age being in a wheelchair… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
My father was an architect and I grew up knowing more about planning regulations and the constraints of old buildings than most children. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share
