National Paralympic Heritage Trust
Paralympic Voices

Discover > Speaker Name: Ian Rose

Different strengths

Ian emphasises that every individual has different strengths – go out there and find yours.

London 2012

Ian remembers carrying the Paralympic torch and performing in the opening ceremony at London 2012.

Winning gold medal

Ian describes winning his first World Championships gold medal.

Belonging

Ian talks about the sense of belonging that sport brings.

Inspirational teacher

Ian remembers an inspirational teacher.

Lightbulb moment

Ian remembers the lightbulb moment when he started working towards medals.

School of hard knocks

Ian talks about being teased at school and how it eventually helped him to build resilience.