I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can't possibly speak for a diverse group of people. I don't know what it's like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.

Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.

A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.

We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don't see on my CV. The stuff that doesn't work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.

Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules.

An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that is the true glory of sport.

I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.