Brilliant talk, especially for those of you who are teachers/coaches/athletes/parents. And while she doesn’t show them in this video, Aimee has some amazing legs…
Mullins was born with fibular hemimelia (missing fibula bones) and, as a result, had both of her legs amputated below the knee when she was a year old. She is a graduate of Parkland High School in Allentown and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
While attending Georgetown University, she competed against able-bodied athletes in NCAA Division I track and field events. She competed in the Paralympics in 1996 in Atlanta, in which she ran the 100-meter dash in 17.01 seconds and jumped 3.14 meters in the long-jump.
Also while at Georgetown, Mullins won a place on the Foreign Affairs internship program, working at The Pentagon. She also makes appearances as a motivational speaker, and is a fashion model and actress. (from Wikipedia)
This was posted on my site originally, where it had the video attached… it makes a bunch more sense if you watch it!
Very inspiring. She really shows determination and dedication. I can see that she never put herself down despite her legs were amputated. I wonder how far she might have accomplished if she didn’t have fibular hemimelia. She might have accomplished more than what she has accomplished right now.
How inspiring! and yet us, (I am guilty of this) who are more capable, do not maximize our potential. It just shows how much each one of us can accomplish and even with these circumstances, it is not a reason for us to feel down. I want to share this great article, http://sn.im/103mf8 about discovering true happiness which i think greatly relates on the challenges we face in life.
Hi Adam. This is a terrific story of overcoming the odds. I was wondering if I could post it on my personal development site. I found you from my sister, Priscilla McIntire’s PD List, posted on her site, http://www.priscillamcintire.com
Thank you for your sharing
Hi Cinderella (never thought I’d hear myself say that…),
Sure, no problem – share away!
I am having great success with my post and thank you. If you have any helpful comments for my success in developing my personal development career, I would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again.
One question, I wondered if there is a certain length of post that is better than others. One comment I received said that I should make my last post, on Comfort, shorter. The comment stated that I should shorten it to only what people will read. Any advice you have on this is welcomed.