Aimee Mullins Quotes, Self Quotes, Doubt Quotes

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 hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.

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There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled. 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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Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.

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I think that everyone has something about themselves that they feel is their weakness... their 'disability.' 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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Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules.

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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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'

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Sure, I'd love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.

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Everyone is really afraid of getting out there and not being good. That's the challenge: To be afraid and know people are staring at you and know you might not do all that well, but you do it anyway. What singles out the successful athlete from the ones who never make it past a plateau, it that successful athletes risk failure, even though they are terrified.

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The only true disability is a crushed spirit

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An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that is the true glory of sport.

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I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

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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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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

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The 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.

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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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Giving up is conceding that things will never get better, and that is just not true. Ups and downs are a constant in life, and I've been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.

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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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