Amy Purdy

I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing.

— Amy Purdy

I like moving, challenging myself.

— Amy Purdy

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

I tried snowboarding at 14, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I snowboarded every day off I had, every weekend…

— Amy Purdy

The thing with prosthetic feet is you can't have all this crazy motion, or you'd be all over the place - because…

— Amy Purdy

Growing up in the hot Last Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world,…

— Amy Purdy

I want to go to dinner with Oprah! Who doesn't?

— Amy Purdy

I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins.

— Amy Purdy

I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.

— Amy Purdy

My legs haven't disabled me. If anything, they've enabled me.

— Amy Purdy

My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to…

— Amy Purdy

You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts.

— Amy Purdy

We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe.

— Amy Purdy

It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body…

— Amy Purdy

Dancers know how to move their arms and their hands. But I don't know the first thing about how to move my…

— Amy Purdy

I was in kidney failure. I ended up having a kidney transplant on my 21st birthday.

— Amy Purdy

Road trips to me are just such an escape. You listen to your music, and you roll the windows down. You're usually…

— Amy Purdy

My dad gave me life twice. I thank him by using the strong body I now have.

— Amy Purdy

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

I always felt really lucky that I only lost my legs, because it could've been so much worse.

— Amy Purdy

I lost the life that I knew, and I really had to rethink my future and think about my core values and…

— Amy Purdy

I've always been driven, and I like the creative aspect of figuring things out.

— Amy Purdy

I feel that losing both my legs was a blessing. It was meant to happen to me: I wouldn't have had the…

— Amy Purdy

I guess I'm always up for a challenge.

— Amy Purdy

I was on my death bed, and I remember hanging on to these words, 'Don't be scared. You are going to live…

— Amy Purdy