Quotes About Paralympics

Everyone had legs. Even my younger sisters both had legs. It was hard to comprehend what I did wrong: Why me? Then I found out about the Paralympics. It really did completely change my life.

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.

I would have loved to sneak off and watch some of the horse events at the Paralympics and I know Lee Pearson, who's the Olympic gold medallist in para-equestrianism, but because I was competing in the pool I had to watch it on TV.

I'm a proud New Zealander, and I represent Paralympics New Zealand. I love what I do, and I do it because I love it. The passion is unbelievable in every race I do. I have the ambition to change things outside the pool, too.

I played college soccer before I was hurt, and just to be able to jump back into something that you could be so competitive at or you can achieve, to get to the Paralympics, that's the first really big achievement that you can have. It's the second biggest sporting event in the world. To be a part of it and to get a medal for that, it's unreal.

I want to be able to do the Olympics and then do the Paralympics after.

As a 12-year-old when I won my first gold in Athens, I wanted people to know what the Paralympic games were.

I watched the London Games as my coach had athletes in there. I saw the impact that the Paralympics had on the country and the world.

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