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Amy Purdy

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1016 total appearances

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The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

And I didn't realize that I missed โ€“ like for example, when you're sitting โ€“ say you're sitting and your legs are crossed.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

Normally, your foot kind of drops a little bit, right?

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

Like you can kind of โ€“ you don't point your toe.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

It just kind of drops.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

But with prosthetics, I mean your foot is just stuck.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

Like I'm in a 90-degree angle.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

It's the same shape all the time.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

And I never realized โ€“

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

Well, I'm in a high heel.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

I have three-inch heels on today, so it looks that way.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

But, you know, it's not going to drop anymore.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

And if I was in tennis shoes, then it's really at a 90 degree.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

And there's little things like that that do bother you.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

And you realize, you know, as a girl, as a woman, like, there's feminine little things like that.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

Like, you know, you point your toes that all of a sudden I couldn't do anything.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

But when I tried these amazing computerized ankles on, it did that.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

It's like automatically it knows your legs are crossed.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

So it drops or walking, just walking upstairs.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

If you can imagine, you know, you roll off the balls of your foot.

The School of Greatness
The Mindset That Took Her From 2% Survival Odds to the Paralympics | Amy Purdy

That's a dynamic motion.