Celebrated Quote by Stella Young

We have the best Paralympic sport in the world because of the integration with the able-bodied tour.

— Dylan Alcott

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

— Stephen Hawking

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 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

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

…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

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 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

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

— Heather Mills

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

Paralympics... fascinating because just watching anyone with a major disability trying to do everyday chores is fun to watch.

— Doug Stanhope

I genuinely believe the Paralympics will change perceptions of disability in this country, one of the main reasons being that they will take disability…

— Alex Brooker