In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
AIMEE MULLINS
Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
More Aimee Mullins Quotes
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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It’s not ‘if;’ it’s ‘how.’
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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 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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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true.
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Our responsibility is not simply shielding those we care for from adversity but preparing them to meet it well.
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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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It’s hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I’m on stilts!
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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 isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That’s the challenge:
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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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Half of Hollywood has more prosthetic in their body than I do, but we don’t think of them as disabled.
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I feel that I’ve lived and see the same evolution in this regard around disability.
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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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