Ellie Simmonds talks retirement and inspiring new Paralympians

Published: Aug 03, 2024 Duration: 00:02:22 Category: Entertainment

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I think like people definitely talk ask about it in the streets and stuff and talk about like how can they get involved and all that type of stuff but then also talking about it on TV and getting the awareness out there but if people have messaged me asking on DMS I'm so sorry cuz I don't I'm awful on socials anyway I try to get stuff posted if I didn't have to do socials I wouldn't yeah there's actually um a few a lot of youngsters um going to be at this paralympic so I own a Winfred she is a swimmer and she's only 13 and she yeah so um she is definitely I know that she's been asking for advice um and then also blle as well who is a table tennis player a par Olympian and well now going to be a parpan because of Paris but she's only 14 as well so I know that I got some emails asked about her advice that she's been asking so it's and if I could do that because I remember when I was in Beijing and 13 and I looked up to my teammates and people on the par Olympic sport and I was like what's it like what's the village going to be like all that and it helped me tremendously so if I could do that and help individuals and especially when they're so young because we have a similarity CU of Beijing for me when I was 13 if I could do help in any way I'm more than welcome to help when you do the sport that you love and with other stuff now afterwards you never think that you're going to hopefully inspire people to get into sport or other things so for me it's like wow like you're inspired by me cuz I remember when I was a kid and I watched Athens 2004 not knowing that there was disabled Sport and then seeing paralympic Sport and seeing people like myself on TV seeing Nar leis get her gold medal she inspired me to want to go to a par Olympics so to hopefully now have that where people have watched me from 2012 and now go into par Olympic sport do you know what it's just yeah you never think about it but it is actually like wow Pinch Me moments full circle isn't it yeah it's just like again I was just doing a sport that I love but if I can help some so many people out there and to be the next athlete it's just wow like incredible

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