I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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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’?
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory of sport.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body’s normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of sport.
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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