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 about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Success means doing as excellent a job as you can on that particular day. The people I admire most aren’t necessarily the most wonderful athletes.
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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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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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