I don't want to see myself as this sad, disabled girl. I know that. I don't want other people to see me… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I kind of had to figure stuff out on my own and get myself snowboarding competitively again. I went through all types… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
In snowboarding, I've always looked at really strong competitors through a lens of gratitude rather than envy in the sense that the… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
Of course, there are benefits to having prosthetics. I can make myself as tall as I want. I can wear flip-flops in… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
It's when I compare myself to what other people are able to do that I run into trouble. It is a bummer.… — 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
I'm really motivated by music, and I love dancing, even if it's just by myself in my room or if it's going… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
In my dreams, whatever I am doing, I look down to see if I have prosthetics. It sets my time frame in… — 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
