The Paralympians have lifted the cloud of limitation.

To anyone who has started out on a long campaign believing that the gold medal was destined for him, the feeling when, all of a sudden, the medal has gone somewhere else is quite indescribable.

I might have to consider coaching- I'm getting too old to be a world class runner and my mind isn't gone enough to become an official.

I became a great runner because if you're a kid in Leeds and your name is Sebastian you've got to become a great runner.

I wouldn't have raced a horse. But you'll then throw back at me that Jesse Owens raced against a horse and he's one of my heroes so I'm not going to say it was a silly stunt. I know too much about horses. They're highly unreliable and they've got brains the size of golf balls.

The Americans sowed the seed, and now they have reaped the whirlwind

Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.