 The National Lottery has been absolutely central to my career and really without it I wouldn't be an Olympic champion, there's no question. The National Lottery has supported me phenomenally, it has supported me for 22 years. I've got 11 Paralympic gold medals, it's been a massive contribution towards my success. An absolutely vital part to my journey. And it made a huge, huge difference. I could just concentrate on my sport. Having the Olympic rings on my chest just kind of fills me with tingles of excitement. You know, it's a little kid's dream coming true. Without the National Lottery funding we wouldn't have the medal achievements that we have today. I had a lot of injuries and I needed a lot of help with medical care and physios, etc. To keep me in good enough shape so that I could compete and get to Sochi. And I think they made a massive difference in me being just good enough and me being on the podium. You never know, if anyone had looked at me, 12 to 17, 18 years old, they wouldn't have had me as being a successful athlete. That came later through hard work and perseverance and talent and having good people around me. I think with funding it's allowed us to be able to bounce back from injury quicker. It was pretty exciting because when we won the first Paralympic medal in snow, it was incredible. And then that coverage that we got as well, there were like parents of children with disabilities writing to us and saying, like, we've seen you skiing, like it's incredible, like now we know that that's an opportunity for our own children. If I could compete in any sport, it would be Olympic swimming. But I'd like to be an 800 meter runner. I think they put British athletes on the map.