We live as if we know how everything will turn out. I certainly lived that way. But we don't know anything. Really,… — 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
Every day that I am healthy, I want to use that day to its fullest now. — Amy Purdy Day Copy Share Image
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
It’s believing in those dreams and facing our fears head on that allows us to live our lives beyond our limits. — Amy Purdy Actresses Copy Share Image
Our borders and our obstacles can only do two things: (1) stop us in our tracks, or (2) force us to get creative. — Amy Purdy Adversity Copy Share Image
If you want something bad enough and you work hard enough, anything's possible. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them. — Amy Purdy Adversity 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 Competition 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
If your life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? That's the question… — Amy Purdy Book Copy Share Image
That's really what the Paralympics is about: these amazing athletes and this technology that's allowing them to reach their full potential. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
When you are truly you and share who you are with the world and be confident in who you are, it doesn't… — Amy Purdy Body Copy Share Image
To be able to walk down the street and have people stop you, not just because they recognize you, but because you… — Amy Purdy Amazing Copy Share Image
We did everything we could to save my legs, and it just came to a point where if we didn't amputate my… — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
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 Dance Copy Share Image
There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I think the designs and creativity are limitless with 3-D-printed clothing. — Amy Purdy Creativity Copy Share Image
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
My spleen burst. I remember feeling my heart beating really fast. Beating right out of my chest. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
We all have disabilities. Just some are more visible than others. We all have challenges, we all have obstacles — Amy Purdy Adversity 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
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
My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to… — Amy Purdy Inspiration Copy Share Image
If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibilities are endless. — Amy Purdy Limitations Copy Share Image
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 Image
I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing. — Amy Purdy Dance Copy Share Image
If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? — Amy Purdy Actresses Copy Share Image
As for how do I respond to those who want to throw stones, well, I don't. — 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
I'm so comfortable on my snowboard that I don't have to think about it very much; it's somewhat second nature. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
I'm not trying to be an inspiration, but I'm flattered to be considered one. — Amy Purdy Copy Share Image
It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body… — Amy Purdy Body Copy Share Image
I always say snowboarding saved my life. It gave me a reason to focus on the future; it gave me something to… — Amy Purdy Focus Copy Share Image
When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much… — 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 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
