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Pfizer's actually teamed up with my nonprofit organization, which is called Adaptive Action Sports. I cofounded this organization in 2005 to help people with physical disabilities get involved in action sports, go snowboarding, skateboarding.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Action Actually Adaptive Disabilities Get Go Help Help People Involved Nonprofit Organization People Physical Skateboarding Snowboarding Sports Up Which

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I am not an over-the-top kind of person.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Am Kind Over-The-Top Person I Am

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When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Blazer Car Chevy Down Got License Much Passed Sister Starter Turned Very

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You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Always Amazing Counts Learning Most Most Amazing Share Story You

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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.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Blessing Both Feel Had Happen Legs Lives Losing Many Me Meant Opportunity Positive Positive Way Touch Way I Feel

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I want to live a fulfilling life.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Fulfilling Life Live Want

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Yes, there are things that I can't change, but the things I can, I'm going to do everything in my power to work very hard through them and come out stronger on the other side.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Change Come Everything Going Hard Other Out Power Side Stronger Them Things Through Very Work Yes I Can

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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

Topics: About Daydream Desert Free Go Growing Growing Up Hot Last Living Picture Place Stories Tell Traveling Up Vegas Wanted Where World Would

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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

Topics: After Age Anywhere Became Control Could Day Felt First First Time Free Go Graduated Hands High High School Independent Job Life Massage Moved My Life Needed Place School Side Table Therapist Time Were Where

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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

Topics: Because Body Crazy Feet Mechanical Motion Outside Over Place Prosthetic Thing You Your Your Body

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: November 7th, 1979

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