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.
AIMEE MULLINSAn 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.
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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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.
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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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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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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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I’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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