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.
AIMEE MULLINSThe 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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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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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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