An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being…that is the true glory 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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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 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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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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The Pentagon isn’t a place that champions individuality and innovation.
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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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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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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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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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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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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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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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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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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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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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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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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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