Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSWhen I’m curious about something, I do it full on and take it as far as I go, but when I feel like I’ve really explored it, I’m OK with putting it aside and going on to something else.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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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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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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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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I haven’t had an easy life, but at some point ,you have to take responsibility for yourself and shape who it is that you want to be.
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Our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone.
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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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Adversity is just change that we haven’t adapted ourselves to yet.
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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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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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