“I don't want to be stuck up. I'm just a normal person. My friends thin...” — Ellie Simmonds Quote

I don't want to be stuck up. I'm just a normal person. My friends think of me as a normal friend, and I like that.

The highlight of my career was London 2012.

I recently met Michael Phelps. He is my absolute idol. I was totally starstruck. I did manage to get a few words out.

It's nice to hope to inspire people out there who maybe have a little less motivation or who are low in confidence or self-belief to go out there and achieve.

We had a trampoline in the garden that I used to play on lots which was great exercise.

I'm a normal person. You say something about me, I'm going to say something back, funny or not. I'm just going to be me. It's nothing against them. I'm just doing what you do to me.

I don't live with my role, I'm a really normal person.

I realised it was very important to show the fans that I'm a normal person.

When you meet people you don't want them to look at you and say 'poor you.' I just wanted to be treated like a normal person.

I let everybody see that I'm a happy, normal person.