Aimee Mullins Quotes

Every time I step onto the stage, it's not only proving to the audience that I'm capable but to myself.

I'm absolutely scared and I absolutely have reservations, but sometimes you need to find that deep down in you to bring out the best performance of yourself, to bring out the best version of yourself, but yep I'm nervous and I'm scared.

I don't even think when I'm walking down the runway. I don't really breathe either.

It feels like the more I'm out there in the public eye, the more criticism I get. You need to have confidence - that's what it takes to walk out there and sing a song in front of a huge group of people.

My advice is don't keep asking yourself if you can do something. Just get out there and do it. You can really surprise yourself.

At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.

I was always much more shy. All I knew was that I loved to act. But I don't know about the other part of it. I'm not sure I had the chutzpah to go and prove yourself.

Now I have the bravery to do fine things.

However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.

It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believed in myself.

I am totally fearless! Well, of course, I'm not totally fearless. I worry constantly and obsess over things, but I just don't let fear stand in the way of doing something that I really want to do.

So to get back to being intimidated, yes, you get intimidated when you're on the runway with Naomi Campbell, who is the best runway model in the world.

Everyone has that inner voice, the one that's a Negative Nancy. I'd say to ignore that voice and to be confident and follow your heart.

The biggest thing I've learned is just to not doubt myself as much as I do. Having self-doubt is definitely necessary, but it's about not letting it get in the way. When it turns into fear, you run into problems.

For me, the runway is fun. I try to just chill out and look at faces in the crowd if I can.

I was always extremely determined, but I was also quite timid.

How can I tell my daughter when she grows up to aspire to be what she wants to be if I am too scared to hop back in the ring because of what some people have said about me?

If you don't have the confidence, that's half the battle. You're going to be defeated before you even start.

Once you're out there in front of people, I don't think there's any choice than to just give it your all.

I was terrified to go solo. It's lonely doing it by myself. But I wanted to challenge myself.

You are bigger than your self-doubt. Remind yourself of that each and every day.

I fear everyone. But I play without fear.

Fear is trusting in your own power.

In the bottle discontent seeks for comfort, cowardice for courage, and bashfulness for confidence.

The moment you fear, you are nobody.