The only true disability is a crushed spirit
AIMEE MULLINSAn 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.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is – before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful – do whatever makes you feel confident.
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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.
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If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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It’s society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
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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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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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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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