Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
AIMEE MULLINSThe only true disability is a crushed spirit
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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 feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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 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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand 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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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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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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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.
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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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