Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
AIMEE MULLINSYou amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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I’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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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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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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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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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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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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 think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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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