Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
I want to live a fulfilling life.
I can't really say I miss my toes.
There are no rules in snowboarding.
I believe inspiration is contagious.
I guess I'm always up for a challenge.
I am not an over-the-top kind of person.
You don't have to be positive all the time.
As humans, we need to reach out for support.
I want to go to dinner with Oprah! Who doesn't?
I got this second chance at life, and I live it.
The way I look at it is, we all have disabilities.
For me, a bad day is when I have nothing going on.
I've never wanted sympathy votes in anything I do in my life.
My legs haven't disabled me. If anything, they've enabled me.
I love the smell of rain, and I love the sound of the ocean waves.
I've always made the choice to do everything to my fullest potential.
Every day that I am healthy, I want to use that day to its fullest now.
As for how do I respond to those who want to throw stones, well, I don't.
My dad gave me life twice. I thank him by using the strong body I now have.
There are plenty of people who have legs who are way more disabled than me.
I think the designs and creativity are limitless with 3-D-printed clothing.
I'm not trying to be an inspiration, but I'm flattered to be considered one.
I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.
If you want something bad enough and you work hard enough, anything's possible.
I've always been driven, and I like the creative aspect of figuring things out.
If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibilities are endless.
Dancing is about expressing yourself, and the more walls you let down, the better.
I knew I loved music, and I knew that I could feel music. So, I knew I had rhythm.
I was in kidney failure. I ended up having a kidney transplant on my 21st birthday.
If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?
We all have challenges. You can let them be obstacles or roadblocks, or you can use them.
I always felt really lucky that I only lost my legs, because it could've been so much worse.
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.
My spleen burst. I remember feeling my heart beating really fast. Beating right out of my chest.
When we embrace the things that make us unique, our true and remarkable capabilities are revealed
When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn't need them to lead a full, empowering life.
You can't even imagine the feeling you get when someone tells you that you are about to lose your legs.
I've learned that borders are where the actual ends, but also where the imagination and the story begins.
Taking off your clothes is one thing. Taking off your clothes and your legs is an entirely different matter.
You don't always have to have the most amazing story. It's learning to share the story you have that counts.
I'm so comfortable on my snowboard that I don't have to think about it very much; it's somewhat second nature.
It’s believing in those dreams and facing our fears head on that allows us to live our lives beyond our limits.
We all have disabilities. Just some are more visible than others. We all have challenges, we all have obstacles
Our borders and our obstacles can only do two things: (1) stop us in our tracks, or (2) force us to get creative.
We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe.
Since losing my legs, I've found out that I am able to help other people by sharing how I've overcome my obstacles.
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 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.
All through high school, I was incredibly healthy. I loved the outdoors, and I loved snowboarding because of the freedom.