It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSThe 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.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people’s cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home.
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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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I’m not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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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 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 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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don’t see on my CV. The stuff that doesn’t work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt.
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The only true disability is a crushed spirit
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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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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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