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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.

Aimee Mullins

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Aimee Mullins
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: July 20
Actor
Athlete
Athletics Competitor
Film Actor
Model
Television Actor
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Incredibly
Infectious
Oneself
Kernel
Doubt
Generates
Belief
Creep
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Momentum
Self
Collectives
Collective
Outweighs

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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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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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If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
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It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!
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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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Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part.
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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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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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I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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You know, I think there are certain words like 'illegitimate' that should not be used to describe a person. And certainly, we have come far enough in our technology that our language can evolve, because it has an impact.
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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. 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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A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.
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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. 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. I admire the ones who keep coming back and doing it, time after time.
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I've had journalists asking me, 'What do we call you - is it handicapped, are you disabled, physically challenged?' 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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In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if' it's 'how.'
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Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
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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. I have no time for moaners. I like to chase my dreams and surround myself with other people who are chasing their dreams, too.
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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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The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most people's cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. It's an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
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I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
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