You know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
AIMEE MULLINSYou know, I think there are certain words like ‘illegitimate’ that should not be used to describe a person.
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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 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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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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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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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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’ve had journalists asking me, ‘What do we call you – is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?’
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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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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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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It’s much sexier than any body part.
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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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True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
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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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