You have to experience and take defeat in any and all aspects of life so you can be better and stronger. — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share Image
My college experience was like everyone else's. I learned a lot. I gained a new perspective on the world and on people that I'm… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
It's human nature for everyone to say 'what if,' but I try to snap out of it as quickly as I can because I'm… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
I jumped on the grenade that was thrown at myself and my friend. I don't recommend it. — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
Work hard at what you do, no matter what it is. Go out there and find your passion and make a difference. — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
There were a lot of hard times, and having to have a team of people help me out of the bed, having to use… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
As far as me being inspirational to other combat-wounded guys, I would say that it's the opposite. To see guys at Walter Reed that… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
I'm still here and kicking and, you know, I have all my limbs so you'll never hear me complain. — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
Going from toting a machine gun in Afghanistan... to using a bed pan, and I can't even put my own socks on - that… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
The hardest part of my entire three-year recovery has been knowing that my parents, my brothers, were suffering through this burden of injury and… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
I graduated from college December of 2017 and looking ahead and thinking about potentially starting a book, I just kept getting hung up before… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
The best time of being a Marine was Afghanistan. There will never be a time when I'm sleeping in the dirt and I haven't… — Kyle Carpenter Copy Share
