Our limitations and success will be based, most often, on our own expectations for ourselves. What the mind dwells upon, the body acts upon. --Denis Waitely
Aimee Mullins' Twelve Pairs of Legs
Apr 4, 2009-- A record-breaker at the Paralympic Games in 1996, Aimee Mullins has built a career as a model, actor and activist for women, sports and the next generation of prosthetics. In this video from TED, Mullins talks about her prosthetic legs -- she's got a dozen amazing pairs -- and the superpowers they grant her: speed, beauty, an extra 6 inches of height ... Quite simply, she redefines what the body can be. (5393 reads)
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