Occupation: Athlete Birth: July 20, 1976
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….
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 wh….
There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whet….
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 as….
The power of the human will to compete and the drive to excel beyond the body's normal capabilities is most beautifully demonstrated in the arena of ….
Confidence is the sexiest thing a woman can have. It's much sexier than any body part..
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..
Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life..
Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do. Nobody calls her disabled..
In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'.
The best beauty secret, besides sleep and plenty of water, is do whatever it is - before you go out, before you need to feel beautiful - do whatever ….
I hate the words 'handicapped' and 'disabled'. They imply that you are less than whole. I don't see myself that way at all..
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 ….
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 f….
Belief in oneself is incredibly infectious. It generates momentum, the collective force of which far outweighs any kernel of self-doubt that may cree….
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 ….
Sure, I'd love to have children some day. But world domination comes first..
It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!.
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….
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 tho….
When I watch Mad Men and I see the patronising attitudes to women that are so shocking for all of us to watch now, I feel that I've lived and see the….