Saw a TV advert for the Paralympics the other day in which an athelete with no legs said

[Monty91]

if he had the choice of having his legs back, he'd say no.

Yeah, right! http://www.awimb.com/images/smiley_icons/clap.gif

[Maravilloso Marvo]

Erm, I disagree with that completely.

Okay, it takes a lot of courage to deal with your disability and channel your energy into taking up a sport. But surely the level of competition in these sports means it is easier for a paralysed person to get to the top of their chosen event compared to able bodied people? Just a statistics thing alone.

[redgunamo]

Sort of MM's point, I guess.