I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
AIMEE MULLINSWith L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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It’s about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It’s about being balanced.
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You amputate part of a nose, that’s ‘enhancement’. You put a prosthetic in a breast cavity, that’s ‘augmentation’. But you amputate part of a limb and put a prosthetic there, it’s ‘disability’?
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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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And I’m certain we all have one, because I think of a disability as being anything which undermines our belief and confidence in our own abilities.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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When 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.
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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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With L’Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
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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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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness… their ‘disability.’
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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’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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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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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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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