因?yàn)樯聿暮枚x擇做模特的人很多很多，但是你有沒有聽說過套著義肢走T臺的？你有沒有見過踏著假肢跑得比正常人還快的？艾米·穆林斯，殘奧會短跑冠軍、模特、演員，擁有整整一打義肢的她可以憑借自己的選擇去決定自己的高度，她可以優(yōu)雅地卷起褲子，卸下一條腿，然后再換上另一條。無論是臺上還是臺下，她都這么美，自信美，她用行動告訴世人這個(gè)道理—— 沒有什么是不可能的。

Reporter： A few days from now， a young woman will be standing on a stage at a gathering honouring American women of worth， women who changed the lives of others. Her name is Aimee Mullins. We first heard about her after she electrified an audience at the famous TED Conference on big ideas.

There she was， on stage， confident， 1）charismatic， and daring anyone to use the word “disabled.”

Aimee： （from TED speech）…h(huán)andicapped， 2）senile， 3）decrepit. I think that the only true disability is a crushed spirit.

記者：幾天之后，一位年輕的女性將會站在臺上，那將是表彰發(fā)揮重大作用的美國女性的一次大會，受表彰的女性都曾對他人的生活變化產(chǎn)生了影響。她就是艾米·穆林斯。我們第一次知道她是因?yàn)樗趯ｉT讓人分享自己的好想法的著名TED大會發(fā)表了很震撼的演說。

站在臺上的她，自信、魅力十足，而且敢于挑戰(zhàn)任何說她有“殘疾”的人。

艾米：（選自TED演講）……殘疾、衰老、衰弱。我覺得唯一真正的殘疾是一顆破碎的心靈。

Reporter： Aimee Mullins， standing tall on artificial legs. When she was just a baby， doctors 4）amputated both her legs below the knee. She had been born without shin bones. With the encouragement of an athletic coach at Georgetown University， she began to push herself， seeing， she says， opportunity in adversity.

Aimee： I moved past being a little girl that was trying to blend in and just have people not look at my legs as the defining characteristic of me.

Reporter： And so she became the first amputee to compete on an 5）NCAA track team. And when she set three world records at the 1996 Paralympics， she made headlines.

Aimee： It was something to the effect of “Disabled athlete Aimee Mullins runs faster than you can.” And I thought， “well， then how disabled am I？”

Reporter： She found her voice and began to laugh. After all， only she can decide how tall shes going to be today. How did you decide how tall you wanted to be？

Aimee： Its a mood.

Reporter： And she told us the secret is to surround yourself with the people who push you to say “yes.” “Yes” to a commercial for LOreal. “Yes” to the opportunity to walk the runway at an Alexander McQueen fashion show on artificial legs with 6-inch heels.

記者：這就是屹立在義肢上的艾米·穆林斯。當(dāng)她還只是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，醫(yī)生就把她雙腿膝蓋以下的部分切除了，因?yàn)樗鷣砭蜎]有脛骨。在喬治敦大學(xué)一位體育教練的鼓勵下，她開始激勵自己。用她的話說就是，在逆境中尋找機(jī)遇。

艾米：過去我還是個(gè)孩子的時(shí)候，我曾努力地去和正常人打成一片，希望別人不要僅憑我的腿就否定我的能力?，F(xiàn)在，我已經(jīng)戰(zhàn)勝了這個(gè)階段。

記者：于是，她成為了首位參加美國大學(xué)體育總會田徑隊(duì)的截肢運(yùn)動員。當(dāng)她在1996年殘奧會期間創(chuàng)造了三項(xiàng)世界紀(jì)錄后，她成為了頭條新聞。

艾米：當(dāng)時(shí)的頭條大意是這樣說的，“殘疾運(yùn)動員艾米·穆林斯可以跑得比你快”。然后我當(dāng)時(shí)就想：“那么我哪里殘疾了呢？”

記者：她找到了自信，然后笑對人生。畢竟只有她自己可以決定今天的她身高多少。那你是如何決定你的身高的？

艾米：這取決于我的心情。

記者：她告訴我們，她的秘訣就是，讓自己與那些可以推動你前進(jìn)的人相處，所以她答應(yīng)為歐萊雅做廣告。她抓住在亞歷山大·麥昆時(shí)裝秀表演的機(jī)會，套上假肢，踏上六英寸（約15.2厘米）的高跟鞋走上了T臺。

Aimee： And its just even thinking about it now my 6）adrenalins pumping. I thought， “Dont think about the consequences of what everyones gonna think if you fall. Just get to the end of the runway， turn around and come back.”

Reporter： Not bad advice for life.

Aimee： Yeah. I think that the reaction and response that Ive had from so many people， who know nothing of a life with 7）prosthetic legs， but do know what its like to feel that theyre not normal， to feel that theyre different and that their difference is valued less…h(huán)as been…overwhelming for me.

Reporter： Aimee Mullins， offering strength to everyone who needs the courage to be who they really are.

Aimee： （from TED speech） If you can hand somebody the key to their own power， the human spirit is so receptive youre teaching them to open doors for themselves. Thank you.

艾米：現(xiàn)在只是想想都覺得緊張，我當(dāng)時(shí)其實(shí)在想：“不要想后果，不要考慮萬一摔倒后別人會怎么想。只管走到T臺的另一頭，轉(zhuǎn)個(gè)身，然后往回走就是了?！?/p>

記者：對于人生而言，這也是個(gè)不錯的建議。

艾米：是的。很多人對裝有義肢的人的生活一無所知，但他們知道自己不正常時(shí)的感受，知道自己與他人不同時(shí)的感受，他們明白自己的不同之處被人看成是低人一等時(shí)的感受。這些人對我行為的反應(yīng)，給我的反饋?zhàn)屛曳浅８袆印?/p>

記者：艾米·穆林斯，給那些需要勇氣去做回自己的人們帶來了力量。

艾米：（選自TED演講）如果你可以幫助他人開啟他們自己的能量，因?yàn)槿吮旧硎呛軜酚诮邮芤庖姾徒ㄗh的，那你是在教會他們?yōu)樽约撼ㄩ_大門。謝謝。