Amy Purdy Quotes
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My dad had given my sister and I our starter car, a red, old 1985 Chevy Blazer. It was so beat up, the taillights would fall off, and we would use red duct tape.
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To be able to walk down the street and have people stop you, not just because they recognize you, but because you somehow personally touched them, it's amazing.
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There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me.
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In snowboarding, I've always looked at really strong competitors through a lens of gratitude rather than envy in the sense that the better my competition is, the more it forces me to work hard, focus, and be better myself if I want to succeed, which I do.
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I grew up born and raised in Las Vegas and actually grew up skiing. You know, we've got some ski resorts close to Las Vegas, up in Mount Charleston or Brian Head, so I grew up skiing and snowboarding.
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I always felt really lucky that I only lost my legs, because it could've been so much worse.
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I got this second chance at life, and I live it.
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It's when I compare myself to what other people are able to do that I run into trouble. It is a bummer. I just constantly try to put things into perspective.
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I made a choice before I lost my legs that I was going to live the best life possible and that I wasn't going to let this slow me down - and that choice has kept me moving forward.
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Just because I've got two prosthetic legs, yeah, I had to adapt in ways, but I've also become a lot stronger. It doesn't mean I'm at any disadvantage, really.
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My spleen burst. I remember feeling my heart beating really fast. Beating right out of my chest.
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My dad gave me one of his kidneys.
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I didn't think about money or cars or anything like that.
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After I lost my legs, I got invited to my old high school, and I shared my stories with all the classes. I remember I was so nervous and didn't know where to start, but I knew I had information they could take away.
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I was 19 years old, and I felt like I had the flu one day. Within 24 hours, I was in the hospital on life support, and I was given less than a 2 percent chance of living. It took five days for the doctors to find out that I had contracted bacterial meningitis.
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I knew I loved dancing with my friends.
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I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.
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There are no rules in snowboarding.
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I'm very grateful that I've had the opportunities I've had.
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As for how do I respond to those who want to throw stones, well, I don't.
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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 touch so many lives in such a positive way.
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If you want something bad enough and you work hard enough, anything's possible.
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I'm not trying to be an inspiration, but I'm flattered to be considered one.
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You can't even imagine the feeling you get when someone tells you that you are about to lose your legs.