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.
AIMEE MULLINSFor 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. You can’t possibly speak for a diverse group of people.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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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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You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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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’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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