“Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.”

The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.

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.

Success means doing as excellent a job as you can on that particular day. The people I admire most aren’t necessarily the most wonderful athletes.

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’?

The only true disability is a crushed spirit

There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.

Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.

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.

I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.

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.

True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.

If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.

Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.

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.

Confidence is 10 percent hard work and 90 percent delusion.

It’s hilarious a lot of times. You have a conversation with someone, and he’s like, ‘You speak so well!’ I’m like, ‘What do you mean? Do you understand that’s an insult?

The only mystery in life is why the kamikaze pilots wore helmets.

When a man begins to be hilarious in a sorrowful way you can bet a million that he is dyeing his hair.

Shakira is a new friend, but I love her dearly already. She’s so sweet and adorable and hilarious.

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.

I find what I do for a living really funny. I mean, acting is kind of a hilarious thing for a grown man to call a job.