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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.

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Aimee Mullins

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I have found great power in taking my ‘difference’ out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life.

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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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April 21, 2024

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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April 21, 2024

I have found great power in taking my ‘difference’ out for a spin in a very public way. And usually, the worst, most personally embarrassing thing you imagine in your mind is often not anywhere near as bad in real life.

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