“I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’”

The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.

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.

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.

You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?

The only true disability is a crushed spirit

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.

Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.

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.

I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.

Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.

True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.

If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.

Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.

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.

I dont believe in disabilities, I believe in ability.

I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.

The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can’t even spell. I don’t even have a high school diploma. I’m smart, but you can’t prove it on paper.

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.

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.

Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.

I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

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.