Beijing Quote by Ellie Simmonds Download Open image “Going into Beijing I was like 'what's a Paralympics?'” — Ellie Simmonds ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Beijing Going Like
Having all that experience, and that success as well, at a Paralympics was just amazing but I don't really remember much from Beijing, it… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
Here in Tokyo, this is one of my favorite Paralympics I've ever attended. — Jessica Long Copy Share Image
Initially it was a journey about one girl who wanted to go to the Paralympics but over the two years it has become something… — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
The Paralympics have given me so much, and I know what this sport can do for a young kid when it's at its best. — Jessica Long Copy Share Image
The Paralympics have for too long been considered the poor cousin of the Olympics. It's always run after the main games and rarely gets… — Stella Young 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 Copy Share Image
People used to call the Paralympics the 'Special Olympics.' These men and women are athletes. They are warriors. They are people who are not… — RJ Mitte Copy Share Image
In Beijing the emotion built and built. I was at a Paralympics and I was so nervous. When I achieved my goal all that… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I didn't find out about the Paralympics until I was 18 years old. Once I found out what the Paralympics were, I was so… — Oksana Masters Copy Share Image
I watched the London Games as my coach had athletes in there. I saw the impact that the Paralympics had on the country and… — Kadeena Cox Copy Share Image
I've always been competitive and determined. It's part of my personality. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
As an older woman now, I feel the pressure more, I feel all those different aspects, I'm more aware of that. Whereas as a… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I recently met Michael Phelps. He is my absolute idol. I was totally starstruck. I did manage to get a few words out. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
My plan of going to Tokyo has gone out of the window, but I was able to spend three to four months with my… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
Our parents were very generous, and they always encouraged us to find something we enjoyed and really get into it. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I think people shouldn't think 'I'm not normal, I've got a disability.' Overcome that, go out there and enjoy your life and achieve something. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
Coming into London having the experience of Beijing is really good. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I don't want to be stuck up. I'm just a normal person. My friends think of me as a normal friend, and I like… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
Sometimes I'll get reminded that I promote Paralympic sport and Paralympics GB. Yes, I have a role but I don't feel like an idol. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
It drives me forward knowing people are watching me and I have to swim well. — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I'm studying psychology at Loughborough and there are so many sportspeople here - you actually see top athletes walking around - but people see… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
I painted the words "GREAT ADVENTURE" in Beijing, Dallas, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Japan. What it means to me is completely different to everybody… — Ben Eine Copy Share Image
I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Often GOP political strategy seems like the human wave theory of the Chinese military translated to politics. Where Beijing uses masses of soldiers to… — Dick Morris Copy Share Image
Air pollution is my biggest concern right now. Maybe because I live in Beijing, and in this city we have such severe challenges due… — Li Bingbing Copy Share Image
Well it did not make excessive sense to say that 20 million people are the recognized government of a billion people that have their… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
I was born and raised in Vancouver. I moved to Beijing in 2010 just before the Olympics. Being an Asian Canadian actor, the amount… — Osric Chau Copy Share Image
By 2040, the Sahara will be moving into Europe and Berlin will be as hot as Baghdad. Atlanta will end up a kudzu jungle.… — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
Team GB's success at the Beijing Olympics can, in part, be said to have been made in Manchester. For example, all the cycling medal… — Lucy Powell Copy Share Image
Beijing would indeed consider vetoing any American effort to sanction Iran at the Security Council. — Li Zhaoxing Copy Share Image
Space is about 100 kilometers away. That’s far away—I wouldn’t want to climb a ladder to get there—but it isn’t that far away. If… — Randall Munroe Copy Share Image
I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take… — Ryan Hall Copy Share Image
My approach to gymnastics in Beijing was heavily based on the amount of difficulty I could do. — Shawn Johnson Copy Share Image
