I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
AIMEE MULLINSAdversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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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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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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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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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 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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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