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Amy Purdy
Amy Purdy
American Actress
Born: Nov 7, 1979
Life Lost Me Myself People You
Related authors: Ali Wong Ariana Grande Bette Davis Carol Burnett Lily Tomlin Mae West Marilyn Monroe Teri Garr
My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others. Amy Purdy
Me Inspire Try Will Others Hopefully Rather Spread Motivation Things
I lost the life that I knew, and I really had to rethink my future and think about my core values and the things that I love, and my passion, and that's really what helped me move forward. Also, for me just being grateful for what I had in my life versus on focusing on what I was losing, that really helped as well. Amy Purdy
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I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins. Amy Purdy
Imagination Borders Also Learned Begins Ends Where Story Actual
When you are truly you and share who you are with the world and be confident in who you are, it doesn't matter what size you are. It doesn't matter what your different body parts look like. Amy Purdy
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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. Amy Purdy
Myself People Try Perspective Trouble Other Run Constantly Able Put Bummer Just Compare Things
I kind of had to figure stuff out on my own and get myself snowboarding competitively again. I went through all types of different legs to try to learn which were going to work for me. Luckily, I was able to figure it out. Amy Purdy
Work Myself Me Try Own Types Out Kind Able My Own Through Had Stuff Learn Were Get Snowboarding Going Different Legs Which Again Figure Luckily
I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses. Amy Purdy
Learning Strong Weaknesses How Am Resilient
There are no rules in snowboarding. Amy Purdy
Rules No Rules Snowboarding
My legs haven't disabled me. If anything, they've enabled me. Amy Purdy
Me Disabled Legs Anything
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. Amy Purdy
Myself You Woman Lose Lost Way Kind Athlete Someone Touch Part Prosthetic Also Because Feminine Yes Traits Legs After Certain Who
As humans, we need to reach out for support. Amy Purdy
Out Support Reach Humans Need
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. Amy Purdy
Positive Me Blessing Opportunity Losing Positive Way Way Touch Both Had Feel Legs Happen Meant Many Lives
Growing up in the hot Last Vegas desert, all I wanted was to be free. I would daydream about traveling the world, living in a place where it snowed, and I would picture all of the stories that I would go on to tell. Amy Purdy
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At the age of 19, the day after I graduated high school, I moved to a place where it snowed, and I became a massage therapist. With this job, all I needed were my hands and my massage table by my side and I could go anywhere. For the first time in my life, I felt free, independent, and completely in control of my life. Amy Purdy
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The thing with prosthetic feet is you can't have all this crazy motion, or you'd be all over the place - because it's mechanical, and it's outside your body. Amy Purdy
Crazy You Outside Over Feet Prosthetic Because Motion Place Body Your Your Body Mechanical Thing
Of course, there are benefits to having prosthetics. I can make myself as tall as I want. I can wear flip-flops in the snow if I wanted to. There's benefits. Amy Purdy
Myself Benefits Wear Having Make Course Tall Snow Want Wanted
Every day that I am healthy, I want to use that day to its fullest now. Amy Purdy
Day Every Day Healthy Every Am Want Use Fullest Now
I can't really say I miss my toes. Amy Purdy
Say Miss Really Toes
Oprah has been a true inspiration to me, so I'm truly grateful both to her for taking the time to speak with me, and to the folks at 'DWTS' who set it all up. Amy Purdy
Time Me Grateful Speak Has-Been Folks Both Inspiration Taking True Been Truly Oprah Up Who Her Set
I've never wanted sympathy votes in anything I do in my life. Amy Purdy
Life My Life Sympathy Never Votes Wanted Anything
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