Built Quote by Stella Young

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

....What I learned was that these athletes were not disabled, they were superabled. The Olympics is where heroes are made. The Paralympics is where…

— Joey Reiman

Each year the excitement and the build-up for the Paralympics Games has grown more and more.

— Jessica Long

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

As the Paralympics has evolved and the profile has increased, the coverage has been greater, and there are more Paralympians receiving awards than ever…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

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

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

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

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

When I started, nobody knew what the Paralympics were.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

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

The Paralympic Games is about transforming our perception of the world.

— Stephen Hawking

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