Able Quote by Richard Leakey

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

— Alex Zanardi

I was very close to having my whole leg amputated. It was a life-altering event. It took years of rehab.

— Jay Williams

A skiing accident got me into all this. Since I was a physical education major and this limited by physical activity. I took up…

— Wally Funk

I actually lost both my legs. I can walk because I got really good health care.

— Tammy Duckworth

I could spend two years cross-legged on my floor and feel like I was working.

— Dani Shapiro

Luckily, I found CrossFit. I do a lot more legs now - that's for sure.

— Rich Froning Jr

The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated…

— Oksana Masters

There are more challenges as an amputee than I had when I was racing with both my legs beforehand but it's something I enjoy…

— Billy Monger

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

At this point, I should be a physical therapist myself. I think I can do knee surgeries.

— Al Iaquinta

I'm probably going to have to work hard on my right knee for the rest of my career.

— Michael Vaughan

It's been a long blessed career. I've been riddled with injuries the past two and a half years and haven't been able to quite…

— Terrence Trammell