I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
AIMEE MULLINSThe 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.
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I’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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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Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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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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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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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.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now,
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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 about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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