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 Chance Copy Share Image
I've always tried simply to be as good as I can at what I do. I've known success and failure along the… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Experience Copy Share Image
The real problem is just not having any goals, or setting them too low. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Goals 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
Training and competing at the top level are the all-consuming parts of an athlete's life: a conveyor belt with the continuous goal… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Best Copy Share Image
I've had ups and downs, like most people, in my personal and professional life. But I value those - and it is… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Life 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
I first competed for Great Britain in wheelchair racing in 1987 and for twenty years after that. For me, the passion came… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Great Copy Share Image
My husband Ian and I decided to try for a baby after the Sydney Paralympics, and I got pregnant quite quickly. But… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Baby Copy Share Image
I love politics. If you're not involved, part of the debate, you can't influence anything. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Debate 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
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 About Copy Share Image
In 1992, when I came back from the Barcelona Paralympics with four gold medals from track racing, the Lord Lieutenant of Cardiff… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Day Copy Share Image
As a disabled person I have to think and plan far more than anyone else. If I want to catch a bus… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Fear 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 Career 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 Being Copy Share Image
The Paralympian Chris Hallam, who has died aged 50, was one of the most influential athletes in the development of disability sport. — Tanni Grey-Thompson Athletes Copy Share Image
In the morning I make sure I look in the mirror without my contact lenses in, because it's much more pleasant. With… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Contact lenses 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
I think the most important thing when training - whether you're looking to win a marathon or just become fitter and healthier… — Tanni Grey-Thompson Achieve 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 About Copy Share Image
