I've Had Journalists Asking Me, 'what Do

There’s An Important Difference And Distinction Between The Objective Medical Fact Of My Being An Amputee And The Subjective Societal Opinion Of Whether Or Not I’m Disabled. Truthfully, The Only Real And Consistent Disability I’ve Had To Confront Is The World Ever Thinking That I Could Be Described By Those Definitions.

The Pentagon Isn't A Place That Champions Individuality And Innovation.

You Know, I Think There Are Certain Words Like 'illegitimate' That Should Not Be Used To Describe A Person. And Certainly, We Have Come Far Enough In Our Technology That Our Language Can Evolve, Because It Has An Impact.

Adversity Isn't An Obstacle That We Need To Get Around In Order To Resume Living Our Life. It's Part Of Our Life.

Everyone Is Really Afraid Of Getting Out There And Not Being Good. That's The Challenge: To Be Afraid And Know People Are Staring At You And Know You Might Not Do All That Well, But You Do It Anyway. What Singles Out The Successful Athlete From The Ones Who Never Make It Past A Plateau, It That Successful Athletes Risk Failure, Even Though They Are Terrified.