Name: Changing my legs - and my mindset
Uploaded: 2009-01-28T01:00:00Z
Duration: 20 min 29 s
Description: In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line.

In this TED archive video from 1998, paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins talks about her record-setting career as a runner, and about the amazing carbon-fiber prosthetic legs (then a prototype) that helped her cross the finish line.

Changing my legs - and my mindset

Achievement is not just about crossing the finish line, but about daring to start and embracing the journey. A collegiate athlete with double below-the-knee amputations, she shattered records and expectations, becoming the first to compete at the NCAA level with prosthetic legs. She recalls nearly losing her leg mid-race in front of thousands and facing unexpected defeat at the Paralympics, only to find meaning in growth and resilience. Her story celebrates how technology and mindset together can expand the definition of human potential.