You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSTruthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
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Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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