Amy Purdy Quotes
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I'm one of those people who doesn't want to miss out on anything.
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I have a very good sense of my body and where it's at. Although I don't feel the ground in the same way that somebody else would, I'm very aware... I can feel pressure, and I know exactly where my toes are and exactly where my heel is.
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You don't have to be positive all the time.
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If your life were a book and you were the author, how would you want your story to go? That's the question that changed my life forever.
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When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life.
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I always say snowboarding saved my life. It gave me a reason to focus on the future; it gave me something to be passionate about.
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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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I'm an athlete, yes, but I'm also a woman. I'm someone who kind of, in a way, lost touch with that part of myself after I lost my legs, because there are certain feminine traits you lose when you have prosthetic legs.
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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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If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibilities are endless.
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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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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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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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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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I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.
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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.
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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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My spleen burst. I remember feeling my heart beating really fast. Beating right out of my chest.
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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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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 knew I loved dancing with my friends.
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I was on my death bed, and I remember hanging on to these words, 'Don't be scared. You are going to live an amazing life,' and I have.