Aimee Mullins
Aimee Mullins
Aimee Mullinsis an American athlete, actress, and fashion model who first became famous for her athletic accomplishments. She was born with a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her lower legs...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth20 July 1976
CityAllentown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
giving-up get-better roller-coaster
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.
children achieve devices
If left to their own devices a child will achieve.
mean models
With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.
inner-beauty true-beauty
True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves.
growing-up children community
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.
life-is
Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules.
issues people groups
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. I don't know what it's like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
hate way handicapped
I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all.
body disabled prosthetics
Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled.
facts amputees opinion
It's an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it's very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
curious feels
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.
ideas possibility athletics
In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'
running stress block
I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It's not just about being able to run around the block a few times. It's about alleviating stress and controlling breathing. It's about being balanced.
children world firsts
Sure, I'd love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.