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 MULLINSAdversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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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 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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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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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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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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Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may creep in.
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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 only true disability is a crushed spirit
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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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