You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSBelief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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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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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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