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 MULLINSThere’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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
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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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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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I hate the words ‘handicapped’ and ‘disabled’. They imply that you are less than whole. I don’t see myself that way at all.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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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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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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I have learned not to overlook the advantages of being me. From when I was a softball player, and I held the stolen bases record.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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