And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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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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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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You feel impacted by not having it. It’s an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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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 think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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’m not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It’s just I don’t believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it.
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The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.
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People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that’s not the case.
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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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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 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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