The only true disability is a crushed spirit
AIMEE MULLINSConfidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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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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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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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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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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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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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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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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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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