I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
AIMEE MULLINSI’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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.
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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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