Success of Paralympians

Sir, – I think it was Emerson who said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the…

Sir, – I think it was Emerson who said, “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Our Paralympians are surely to be congratulated in the context of this quote. Not for them the bland acceptance of something less than was their due but instead the startling achievements of hard work and vision.

They have all been inspiring – greatness is their mantle. – Yours, etc,

GEOFF SCARGILL,

Loreto Grange,

Bray, Co Wicklow.