You can't even imagine the feeling you get when someone tells you that you are about to lose your legs. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I always felt really lucky that I only lost my legs, because it could've been so much worse. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life; Only True Disability Is… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I have two prosthetic legs. This is my life; what am I going to do with it? And it's put me on… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
Just because I've got two prosthetic legs, yeah, I had to adapt in ways, but I've also become a lot stronger. It… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
If somebody would've told me that I was going to lose my legs at the age of 19, I would've thought there's… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing. — Amy Purdy Copy Share
When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life; Only True Disability Is in Our… — Amy Purdy Copy Share
I tried snowboarding at 14, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I snowboarded every day off I had, every weekend I had… — Amy Purdy Copy Share
The thing with prosthetic feet is you can't have all this crazy motion, or you'd be all over the place - because it's mechanical,… — Amy Purdy Copy Share
Growing up in the hot Last Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in… — Amy Purdy Copy Share
I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins. — Amy Purdy Copy Share
My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others. — Amy Purdy Copy Share
You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts. — Amy Purdy Copy Share
We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe. — Amy Purdy Copy Share
It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body that I… — Amy Purdy Copy Share
Dancers know how to move their arms and their hands. But I don't know the first thing about how to move my arms and… — Amy Purdy Copy Share
