If sport had not been possible, I would have studied to be a lawyer. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
What is great about being in sport was when you won, you got a gold medal and you knew you had won. — 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 general public does not really understand what athletes do away from competition time. They know there will be some exertion involved,… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
All sports are based on good timing, and this is critical for sportswomen who are considering pregnancy. One of the most important… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I think athletes need to be better at portraying themselves and promoting themselves. You can't just sit and wait for the media… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I'd have a competition over anything. Absolutely anything, I didn't care what it was. I think that's why my parents decided that… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
My political views are left of centre but I think there are a lot of advantages of being a cross-bencher because you… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Technology has always been crucial to athletes; it helps you track your progress over time, sheds light on whether or not you're… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I wouldn't have had a sporting career if it hadn't been for the volunteers who agreed to coach me, as a teenager,… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
Legacy means so many things: accessible venues, transport, better awareness in schools, and a wonderful event which establishes healthy lives for another… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
As someone that has always been involved in sport, I firmly believe that people do need to be fitter and healthier in… — 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
Twenty years in sport has given me a broad perspective on life, bringing me into contact with a variety of social issues,… — 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
