It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
Of course, I was 19 years old, and I suddenly lost my legs. It was extremely traumatic at the time, but I'm… — 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
After I lost my legs, all I wanted to do was snowboard again. I remember spending an entire year on the computer,… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I made a choice before I lost my legs that I was going to live the best life possible and that I… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I'm an athlete, yes, but I'm also a woman. I'm someone who kind of, in a way, lost touch with that part… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
After I lost my legs, I got invited to my old high school, and I shared my stories with all the classes.… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I lost my spleen, I lost the hearing in my left ear, so I had a lot of internal organ damage. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing. — 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 in Our… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
