Amy Purdy

Here’s a three‑paragraph introduction to Amy Purdy, highlighting her life and a few inspiring quotes, with keywords in bold:

Amy Purdy is an American para-snowboarder, actress, model, motivational speaker, fashion designer, and author. Born in Las Vegas on November 7, 1979, she survived a devastating bout of bacterial meningitis at age 19 that led to the amputation of both legs below the knee, loss of her kidneys, spleen, and hearing in one ear—doctors gave her a mere 2% survival chance Glamour+15+15bookey.app+15. Undeterred, she relearned how to live and found her passion again on the snowboard just months later.

Amy quickly became an elite Paralympic athlete, winning bronze in Snowboard Cross at the 2014 Paralympics and silver in 2018, along with a bronze in banked slalom +12025 ULI Spring Meeting+1SELF+2+2+2. She co‑founded Adaptive Action Sports, a nonprofit helping athletes with disabilities engage in action sports like snowboarding, skateboarding, surfing, and more My Blog+7SELF+7+7. Amy is also a New York Times bestselling author of On My Own Two Feet, sharing her personal journey and motivation to inspire others.

Her empowering voice shines through in quotes such as: “We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe.” and “When disease took my legs, I eventually realized I didn’t need them to lead a full, empowering life; only true disability is in our mind.” +7+7+7+4BrainyQuote+4+4. Another memorable statement reflects her mission: “Roxy gave me a reason to keep moving—a purpose powerful enough to keep me off the couch.”—reminding us that inspiration is most meaningful when it sparks real action Goodreads+1+1.

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