Aimee Mullins quotes

Aimee Mullins is an American athlete, actress, and public speaker who became known for her achievements as a double amputee. She has competed as a sprinter and long jumper using prosthetic legs, breaking barriers in sports and fashion. She inspires millions with her advocacy for disability representation and human potential. Here are 42 of her quotes:

If we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have...it is our humanity, and all the potential within it that makes us beautiful. (Aimee Mullins)
People presume my disability has to do with being an amputee, but that's not the case; our insecurities are our disabilities, and I struggle with those as does everyone. View quote
Aimee Mullins
Life is about making your own happiness - and living by your own rules. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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.' View quote
Aimee Mullins
Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part. View quote
Aimee Mullins
Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence. View quote
Aimee Mullins
True beauty is when someone radiates that they like themselves. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do. (Aimee Mullins)
Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
I'm not running around as a continual ray of sunshine. It's just I don't believe in wasting time feeling sorry for myself. Get over it. View quote
Aimee Mullins
With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
We all bullet point our triumphs, but I am who I am because of everything you don't see on my CV. The stuff that doesn't work out teaches you how to trust your instincts and adapt. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. View quote
Aimee Mullins
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. (Aimee Mullins)
I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me. View quote
Aimee Mullins
The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation. View quote
Aimee Mullins
I've said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part. View quote
Aimee Mullins
In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.' View quote
Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins

Aimee Mullins - Image
Photo: Wikimedia commons, CC BY 3.0
Occupation: American Athlete
Born: July 20, 1975
Quotes count: 42

Related authors

Rupert Friend - thumbnail
Rupert Friend  21 
English Actor
Matthew Barney - thumbnail
Matthew Barney  8 
American Sculptor
Cathy Freeman - thumbnail
Cathy Freeman  32 
Australian Athlete
Keira Knightley  37 
English Actress
Alexander McQueen  63 
British Designer
Oscar Pistorius - thumbnail
Oscar Pistorius  21 
South African Athlete
Amy Purdy - thumbnail
Amy Purdy  2 
American Actress
Richard Serra - thumbnail
Richard Serra  29 
American Sculptor
Avery Brundage - thumbnail
Avery Brundage  6 
American Athlete
Aimee Teegarden - thumbnail
Aimee Teegarden  10 
American Actress