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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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At some point in every person’s life, you will need an assisted medical device – whether it’s your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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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 about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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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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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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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.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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It is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful.
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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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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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