Achieved Quote by Ellie Simmonds

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

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

I couldn't believe just how emotional I was about the London Olympics. Before the Games even started, I was reading a newspaper sitting in…

— Tessa Virtue

Creating emotion was what my career was all about. I wanted people to laugh at me; I wanted people to cry with me. I…

— Johnny Weir

Everyone saw me cry with happiness after I won the Beijing medals. It's really embarrassing.

— Ellie Simmonds

Going into Beijing I was like 'what's a Paralympics?'

— Ellie Simmonds

Qualifying for the Olympic Games was one of those moments where you just cry because it was like you've climbed Mount Everest.

— Natalie du Toit

The Olympics was really, really stressful because I had never done anything like it. At the same time, I was understanding something like that…

— Laurie Hernandez

Like in Athens, it went by so fast and I mean, I remember it being like the best trip ever. And I am so…

— Jessica Long

When I was in Beijing, London, and also in Rio I was still a kid really, I didn't feel pressure.

— Ellie Simmonds

The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through…

— Laurie Hernandez

We found our joy in being athletes in PyeongChang. Our biggest joy was being on the ice. Every moment revolved around just what it…

— Tessa Virtue