Athletes Quote by Tanni Grey-Thompson

Disability sport came about largely because of exclusion, because mainstream sport didn't want disabled people to be part of it.

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

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

— Stella Young

The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.

— Natalie du Toit

Bruce Liddington, who has died aged 70, was the most exotic creature in the Department for Education in the 2000s. In a land of…

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

My father was 91 when he passed away of natural causes, and my mother died aged 88. She had a heart condition and had…

— Engelbert Humperdinck

“With a strange logic, [Rod Liddle] asserts that because ME patients deny that they have a psychiatric disorder, this proves they have a psychiatric…

— Tanya Marlow

My mum was a wonderful mother. She died, aged 80, of Alzheimer's disease, which was dreadful to watch. I remember she said to me:…

— Bonnie Tyler

My mother Molly had a nervous breakdown after my father Chic died, aged 50. He was a very generous man who ran a shop…

— Brian Cox

My mother, who died aged 82, had Alzheimer's. Losing your memory is bad enough, but everything shuts down. You can't remember how to eat…

— Bonnie Tyler

The general public does not really understand what athletes do away from competition time. They know there will be some exertion involved, of course,…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

I think athletes need to be better at portraying themselves and promoting themselves. You can't just sit and wait for the media to come…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson

The reality for most athletes is that they have to deal with the wrath of the media only after they have performed, not in…

— Tanni Grey-Thompson