A lot of my life is about will - having the will to prove what my body can do.

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.

The Pentagon isn't a place that champions individuality and innovation.

In athletics, the idea of possibility is presumed. It's not 'if;' it's 'how.'

Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.

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.

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.