Close Quote by Jay Williams

I almost had to have my leg amputated because of an infection.

— Dick Dale

They amputated my my right leg right below the knee. It was a tough decision, but it had to be done.

— George Mikan

I'm amputated a couple inches above where my kneecaps were. The first set of prosthetics that I had were nothing more than a shoe…

— Brian Mast

There's a big difference between me being an amputee from when I was 13 months old to someone who's lost their leg in an…

— Alex Brooker

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

— Amy Purdy

Losing my legs was one of the greatest opportunities of my life.

— Alex Zanardi

Of course, I was 19 years old, and I suddenly lost my legs. It was extremely traumatic at the time, but I'm so beyond…

— Amy Purdy

My left leg had to be amputated from below the knee immediately to prevent gangrene from setting in. I was losing blood alarmingly. Here…

— Arunima Sinha

I was on my way to fetch my little sister from school when I met with an accident. A bike which was at a…

— Shakti Mohan

Once I got the Jaipor leg, it took me 3 years of physiotherapy to recover and feel normal again.

— Sudha Chandran

It felt like 10 years, but I was actually in treatment for three-and-a-half years. I finally finished in April. Two years ago, I had…

— Suleika Jaouad

In February 1991, I was rushed to the hospital in Los Angeles to have my feet amputated. Three years earlier, I had broken the…

— Gail Devers