People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
AIMEE MULLINSI 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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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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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I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have.
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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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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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At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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 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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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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