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.
AIMEE MULLINSI admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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 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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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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