Failure Quote by Kadeena Cox

I had an opportunity for the Paralympics for track and field.

— Madison Cawthorn

I really want to share my story, but also make Paralympics more well known.

— Jessica Long

It's really exciting to get the Paralympic sport out there and inspire the next generation - I remember watching the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games…

— Ellie Simmonds

I had the world against me. I was told I shouldn't be doing sport and that I wouldn't go to the Paralympics. I've had…

— Kadeena Cox

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

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

The Paralympics defined my life, but they also reach into homes across the nation, redefining public perception of what's possible.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

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

— Ellie Simmonds

Having loved sport my whole life, competing in a Paralympics would be a dream come true.

— Heather Mills

Watching Nyree Lewis get her medal in the 100 backstroke inspired me to want to go to a Paralympics and it just went on…

— Ellie Simmonds

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 why I love the Paralympics. For two weeks, it's the big show.

— Dylan Alcott