The only true disability is a crushed spirit
AIMEE MULLINSI said, ‘Well hopefully you could just call me Aimee. But if you have to describe it, I’m a bilateral below-the-knee amputee.’
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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For me, I never ever felt the ownership or any identity with any community of disabilities. I didn’t grow up being told that I was a disabled child.
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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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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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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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