Amy Purdy Quotes
-
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.
-
I knew I loved music, and I knew that I could feel music. So, I knew I had rhythm.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I am not an over-the-top kind of person.
-
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.
-
I always felt really lucky that I only lost my legs, because it could've been so much worse.
-
I got this second chance at life, and I live it.
-
There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me.
-
My spleen burst. I remember feeling my heart beating really fast. Beating right out of my chest.
-
I knew I loved dancing with my friends.
-
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.
-
My dad gave me one of his kidneys.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.
-
As for how do I respond to those who want to throw stones, well, I don't.
-
I'm very grateful that I've had the opportunities I've had.
-
There are no rules in snowboarding.
-
I didn't think about money or cars or anything like that.
-
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.
-
If you want something bad enough and you work hard enough, anything's possible.
-
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.
-
You can't even imagine the feeling you get when someone tells you that you are about to lose your legs.