Athlete Quote by Joey Reiman

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

That's really what the Paralympics is about: these amazing athletes and this technology that's allowing them to reach their full potential.

— Amy Purdy

Well, I call the Olympic Games the crappy warm ups for the Paralympic Games, right? Once every four years people with disability are the…

— Dylan Alcott

The sentiment of those suggesting the Olympics and Paralympics be combined is no doubt well intentioned. But it also echoes the myth that disabled…

— Stella Young

Let's not forget that the Paralympics, just like the Olympics, are built on a rich history.

— Stella Young

The Paralympics will grip audiences and the public will get used to seeing disabled people. They will see that they are just the same…

— Alex Brooker

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

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

I don't think you can only have people with disability talking about the Paralympics. Clare Balding didn't need to be disabled to cover it.

— Josh Widdicombe

The special Olympics is about providing competition and recreational opportunities within a programme. And it's not so much about winning or losing. The Paralympics…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

Paralympic sport and other disability sport can and should be celebrated in its own right.

— Stella Young

Athletes become our heroes, because they're superhuman. They do things nobody else can do. They're better than 6 billion other people.

— Charlie Sheen