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 MULLINSIt’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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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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 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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At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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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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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.
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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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 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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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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