Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
AIMEE MULLINSI have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is – before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful – do whatever makes you feel confident.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘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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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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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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