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We did everything we could to save my legs, and it just came to a point where if we didn't amputate my legs, I wouldn't survive. In that situation, you kind of go into survival mode, and you find strength.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Came Could Did Everything Find Go Just Kind Legs Mode Point Save Situation Strength Survival Survive Where You

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I don't want to see myself as this sad, disabled girl. I know that. I don't want other people to see me as that, either.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Disabled Either Girl Know Me Myself Other People Sad See Want

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After I lost my legs, all I wanted to do was snowboard again. I remember spending an entire year on the computer, looking for 'adaptive snowboarders' or 'snowboard legs' or 'adaptive snowboard schools' or just something that I could connect to. I already knew how to snowboard - I just needed to find the right legs.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Adaptive After Again Computer Connect Could Entire Find How Just Just Something Knew Legs Looking Lost Needed Remember Right Schools Something Spending Wanted Year I Remember

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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

Topics: Able Again Different Figure Get Going Had Kind Learn Legs Luckily Me My Own Myself Out Own Snowboarding Stuff Through Try Types Were Which Work

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I think the designs and creativity are limitless with 3-D-printed clothing.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Clothing Creativity Designs Limitless Think I Think

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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

Topics: Body Confident Different Like Look Matter Parts Share Size Truly Who World You Your

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For me, I just began, eventually, to embrace what I had. This is what I have to deal with and, not just deal with, but this is what I have to share, and how can I do that the best way.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Began Best Best Way Deal Embrace Eventually Had How Just Me Share Way

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It was challenging. It was never easy for me. My life changed suddenly, and I lost my health. I lost the body that I knew.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Body Challenging Changed Easy Health Knew Life Lost Me My Life Never Suddenly

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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

Topics: About Also Being Core Core Values Focusing Forward Future Grateful Had Helped Just Knew Life Losing Lost Love Me Move Move Forward My Life Passion Really Rethink Things Think Values Versus Well I Love

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I'm really motivated by music, and I love dancing, even if it's just by myself in my room or if it's going out with my friends.

~Amy Purdy

Topics: Dancing Even Friends Going Just Love Motivated Music Myself Out Really Room I Love

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: November 7th, 1979

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