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
creativity creative quality
It's society that disables an individual by not investing in enough creativity to allow for someone to show us the quality that makes them rare and valuable and capable.
adversity adapted havens
Adversity is just change that we haven't adapted ourselves to yet.
age assisted device generation hip knee life medical point prosthetic whether
At some point in every person's life, you will need an assisted medical device - whether it's your glasses, your contacts, or as you age and you have a hip replacement or a knee replacement or a pacemaker. The prosthetic generation is all around us.
home phones cells
The idea of prosthetics is a tool. Most peoples cell phones are prosthetics. If you leave your cell phone at home, you feel impacted by not having it. Its an important part of your daily function and what you can do in a day.
teamwork sports pain
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.
girl softball player
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.
innovation champion individuality
The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.
mother perfect legs
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.
high-heels enough walks
It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!
sports stories interviews
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.
childhood watches film
If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
believe body i-believe
I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
issues disability cerebral-palsy
I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.
home night paper
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.