I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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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.
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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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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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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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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.
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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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