Stephen Miller

Scooter (Athlete, 09 Dec 2010)

Supporting English football club Newcastle United, writing, playing video games. (tbilaw.co.uk, 05 Oct 2018)

Winning a total of six medals at the Paralympic Games. (tbilaw.co.uk, 05 Oct 2018)

His parents. (netimesmagazine.co.uk, 04 Sep 2019)

British sprinter Linford Christie, English footballer Kevin Keegan, British javelin thrower Steve Backley. (chroniclelive.co.uk, 26 Apr 2012)

At the end of 2012 he underwent hip surgery, which took him 10 months to fully recover from. The injury had been affecting him since 2006. (netimesmagazine.co.uk, 04 Sep 2019; thenorthernecho.co.uk, 22 Oct 2014)

He suffered a hip strain in the first half of 2008. He put off surgery, and the injury bothered him while he was training ahead of the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (thenorthernecho.co.uk, 19 Jan 2013; chroniclelive.co.uk, 22 Jul 2008)

"Sport is to be enjoyed. That's the whole point so it's important not to lose sight of that. Never stop learning and never stop trying to improve. You never know more than your coach and there are always ways to get better. Don't be afraid to try new things." (smilethroughsport.com, 30 May 2014)

He was named Male Personality of the Year at the 2018 North East Disability Sports Awards in England. (northumberlandsport.co.uk, 25 Mar 2019)

He was named Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire [MBE] in the 2016 New Year's Honours list. (insidethegames.biz, 31 Dec 2015)

In 2014 he was made an honorary freeman of Cramlington, England. (chroniclelive.co.uk, 07 Feb 2014)

In 2013 he was made an honorary freeman of Gateshead, England. (thenorthernecho.co.uk, 20 May 2013)

In 2009 he was given the Male Sports Personality title at the North East Disability Sports Awards. (thenorthernecho.co.uk, 30 Apr 2009)

In 2005 he was made an honorary freeman of Blyth Valley, England. (paralympics.org.uk, 13 Dec 2010)

At age 12 he represented England in boccia. (Athlete, 09 Dec 2010; thepowerof10.info, 03 Jul 2010)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (stephenjamesmiller.co.uk, 26 Sep 2019)

He was born with athetoid cerebral palsy. The condition affects his balance and coordination, and causes involuntary movements. (cpsport.org, 06 Apr 2012, 28 Jan 2010)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In July 2017 he was named a member of the International Paralympic Committee [IPC] athletes advisory group for Para athletics. He is also the founder and joint managing director of Smile Through Sport. The company is based in the north east of England and is aimed at promoting sport for people with an impairment. (Facebook profile, 27 Sep 2019; paralympic.org, 28 Jul 2017; Twitter profile, 02 Oct 2019)

LEADER
He captained the Great Britain athletics team at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (thenorthernecho.co.uk, 22 Oct 2014)

NEW TECHNIQUE
He revolutionised the club throw event by inventing a new over-the-shoulder throwing technique, which he preferred to the conventional front-on throw. (paralympics.org.uk, 28 Jan 2010)