If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
AIMEE MULLINSTruthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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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.
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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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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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