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.

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.

It's hard enough for women to walk on high heels. And I'm on stilts!

With L'Oreal, I get to be Aimee Mullins, model. No qualifier. And that means everything to me.

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 what it's like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.

I'm not an advocate for disability issues. Human issues are what interest me.

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