What the country, what the media wants to see is medals. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Country Copy Share Image
If sport had not been possible, I would have studied to be a lawyer. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
For me, watching the 1985 London Marathon was a seminal moment. — Tanni Grey-Thompson London Copy Share Image
Obesity is a complex disease, influenced by a multitude of factors. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Copy Share Image
I've had many challenges in life and sport but going into the House of Lords is probably the greatest ever. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Challenges 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… — 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
I'm not sure the public is always able to differentiate between someone who's terminally ill and someone who's disabled. — 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
I have this dream of living in an immaculate house but it never seems to happen. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Dream Copy Share Image
The Paralympics defined my life, but they also reach into homes across the nation, redefining public perception of what's possible. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Life Copy Share Image
A multi-disability team travelling across the world can be quite a journey. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Journey 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 Athletes Copy Share Image
As the Paralympics has evolved and the profile has increased, the coverage has been greater, and there are more Paralympians receiving awards… — 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'm too much of a coward for plastic surgery, but if I could wave a magic wand and change something, it would… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Change Copy Share Image
Over the years, the Government has made several pledges to put accessibility at the forefront of the travel agenda - but nothing… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Accessibility Copy Share Image
You know they say that pregnant women glow and their hair's wonderful? Well I never got to that bit. I just remember… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Feeling sick Copy Share Image
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 Image
Carpets are the bane of a wheelchair user's life. One minute you are happily moving in a certain direction; the next, the… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Direction 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 Competition 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
What most impresses sportsmen and women who exist outside the cycling bubble is the weird paradox at the heart of road cycling:… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Destroying yourself 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 Life Copy Share Image
At 70, my late father, Peter, underwent a foot amputation after surgical complications. There were suggestions that at his age being in… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Age Copy Share Image
I remember trying to go to the cinema with my friends, so I must have been nine or 10, and being told… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Cinema Copy Share Image
Most disabled people get used to a certain level of abuse. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Abuse Copy Share Image
When I was competing we were training 15 times a week. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Competing Copy Share Image
I'm fairly frequently told 'It must be horrible being like you.' — Tanni Grey-Thompson Being Copy Share Image
I start to giggle when I hear someone call me Baroness Grey-Thompson. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Comedy 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
