It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
AIMEE MULLINSI 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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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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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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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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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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 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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If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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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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