I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
AIMEE MULLINSIt’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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 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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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
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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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I said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
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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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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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 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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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In sports, I refused to do any interviews that were just going to become human-interest stories. Don’t turn me into a tragic heroine.
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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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