A biography for Amy Purdyhasn’t been written yet.
“I got this second chance at life, and I live it.”
“Of course, I was 19 years old, and I suddenly lost my legs. It was extremely traumatic at the time, but I'm so beyond that. I've done so much with my life.”
“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.”
“I lost my spleen, I lost the hearing in my left ear, so I had a lot of internal organ damage.”
“I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing.”
“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.”
“Road trips to me are just such an escape. You listen to your music, and you roll the windows down. You're usually going to somewhere fun.”
“All through high school, I was incredibly healthy. I loved the outdoors, and I loved snowboarding because of the freedom.”
“I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.”
“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.”
“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.”
“You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts.”
“I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins.”
“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.”
“Dancing is about expressing yourself, and the more walls you let down, the better.”
“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.”
“I believe inspiration is contagious.”
“We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe.”
“I didn't think about money or cars or anything like that.”
“Every day that I am healthy, I want to use that day to its fullest now.”