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.
AIMEE MULLINSA lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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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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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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 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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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 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’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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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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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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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Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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