A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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
-
-
Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
AIMEE MULLINS -
Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
AIMEE MULLINS -
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 MULLINS -
Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
AIMEE MULLINS -
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.
AIMEE MULLINS -
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.
AIMEE MULLINS -
With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
AIMEE MULLINS -
The 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.
AIMEE MULLINS -
It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
AIMEE MULLINS -
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.
AIMEE MULLINS -
You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINS -
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.
AIMEE MULLINS -
Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
AIMEE MULLINS -
I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
AIMEE MULLINS -
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.
AIMEE MULLINS