In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
AIMEE MULLINSEveryone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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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 only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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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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When I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
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