Tanni talks about fulfilling your potential

Britain’s best-known paralympic athlete Tanni Grey-Thompson will deliver a special free public lecture at the University of Teesside on Wednesday 11 February, 6.30pm - 8.00pm. It will be held at the University’s Europa Building, off Woodlands Road, Middlesbrough.

In her lecture, entitled Fulfilling your Potential, Tanni will be discussing her amazing career, which includes 13 paralympic medals and five London Wheelchair Marathon wins. She will also talk about the process of motivating yourself to achieve your own personal goals. There will be an opportunity for members of the public to ask questions.

Tanni’s lecture is part of the University’s Honorary and Professorial Public Lecture Series. Tanni received an Honorary Master of Science degree from the University in 2001.

Tanni, who lives in Redcar, said: “I will be showing some video footage from the Sydney games, with highlights of my four races. I’ll also be discussing how to set goals and what you have to do to achieve them. It will all be fairly light hearted and I hope people find it useful.”

In recognition of her track achievements, Tanni is one of only 43 elite athletes worldwide to join the Laureus World Sports Academy, and the only one with a disability. Other members of the academy include Boris Becker, Ian Botham, Pelé, Sebastian Coe, Martina Navratilova, Sergey Bubka and Kapil Dev.

Refreshments will be served from 6.00pm. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis. For further information, contact Sarah Buckley, Alumni Officer, on 01642 384255, e-mail: s.buckley@tees.ac.uk.

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