--- title: "11 Prosthetic Legs Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 11 Prosthetic Legs quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Prosthetic Legs sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/jessica-long-6319_learn_at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-w_3029308.jpg" --- > [At 18 months old, both of my lower legs were amputated so I could be fitted with prosthetic legs and learn to walk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-long/at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-were-amputated-so-i-could-be/) [Jessica Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/jessica-long-6319_learn_at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-w_3029308.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-purdy/i-m-an-athlete-yes-but-i-m-also-a-woman-i-m-someone-who-kind-of-in-a/) [Amy Purdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-purdy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/amy-purdy-4653_feminine_i-m-an-athlete-yes-but-i-m-also-a-woman_2242395.jpg) > [I have two prosthetic legs. This is my life; what am I going to do with it? And it's put me on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-purdy/i-have-two-prosthetic-legs-this-is-my-life-what-am-i-going-to-do-with/) [Amy Purdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-purdy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2db/amy-purdy-4653_amazing_i-have-two-prosthetic-legs-this-is-my-li_2577103.png) > [One of the very first fashion features where I appeared without my prosthetic legs was in ELLE magazine's publication, 'Gold Rush.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-long/one-of-the-very-first-fashion-features-where-i-appeared-without-my/) [Jessica Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a3/jessica-long-6319_fashion_one-of-the-very-first-fashion-features-w_1648109.jpg) > [No doubt I've stumbled as many times in my goal to be a role model to my kids as I did throughout…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-mast/no-doubt-i-ve-stumbled-as-many-times-in-my-goal-to-be-a-role-model-to/) [Brian Mast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-mast/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b4/brian-mast-6095_doubt_no-doubt-i-ve-stumbled-as-many-times-in_2348488.jpg) > [Just because I've got two prosthetic legs, yeah, I had to adapt in ways, but I've also become a lot stronger. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-purdy/just-because-i-ve-got-two-prosthetic-legs-yeah-i-had-to-adapt-in-ways/) [Amy Purdy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-purdy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5d/amy-purdy-4653_adapt_just-because-i-ve-got-two-prosthetic-leg_821105.png) > [Putting on shoes with my prosthetic legs is still hard for me, but at the end of the day, I'm just putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-long/putting-on-shoes-with-my-prosthetic-legs-is-still-hard-for-me-but-at/) [Jessica Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/jessica-long-6319_day_putting-on-shoes-with-my-prosthetic-legs_555594.jpg) > [The first time the doctors put on my prosthetic legs they made me much taller than I'd ever been. I then remember…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-zanardi/the-first-time-the-doctors-put-on-my-prosthetic-legs-they-made-me/) [Alex Zanardi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-zanardi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f0/alex-zanardi-5103_doctor_the-first-time-the-doctors-put-on-my-pro_1575478.jpg) > [When I was growing up I regularly visited a centre to get new prosthetic legs. If anything, I used to look forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-brooker/when-i-was-growing-up-i-regularly-visited-a-centre-to-get-new/) [Alex Brooker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-brooker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04d/alex-brooker-6972_forward_when-i-was-growing-up-i-regularly-visite_172809.jpg) > [Out of the tens of thousands of prosthetic legs they've made, there's never been any 400-meter athletes run under 50 seconds. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-pistorius/out-of-the-tens-of-thousands-of-prosthetic-legs-they-ve-made-there-s/) [Oscar Pistorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-pistorius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/oscar-pistorius-18688_legs_out-of-the-tens-of-thousands-of-prosthet_1688765.jpg) > [If the legs did provide such an advantage that some of the people are claiming they did, then there would be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-pistorius/if-the-legs-did-provide-such-an-advantage-that-some-of-the-people-are/) [Oscar Pistorius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-pistorius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/260/oscar-pistorius-18688_advantage_if-the-legs-did-provide-such-an-advantag_1866114.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prosthetic-legs/#itemlist", "name": "Prosthetic Legs Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "At 18 months old, both of my lower legs were amputated so I could be fitted with prosthetic legs and learn to walk.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessica Long" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-long/at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-were-amputated-so-i-could-be/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/jessica-long-6319_learn_at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-w_3029308.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/jessica-long-6319_learn_at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-w_3029308.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/jessica-long-6319_learn_at-18-months-old-both-of-my-lower-legs-w_3029308.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At 18 months old, both of my lower legs were amputated so I could be fitted with prosthetic legs and learn…” — Jessica Long", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm an athlete, yes, but I'm also a woman. 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