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.
AIMEE MULLINSSuccess 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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I would slide into second with my prostheses, and the girl on the base could either step aside or meet two wooden sticks.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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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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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’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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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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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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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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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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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.
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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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