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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

I just, you know, I think personally it just, um, you know, just reinforced the idea that we're capable of so much because, um,

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

You're under so much pressure and every week you think you can't do it.

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

Honestly, like every week I feel like, you know, two days before the show, it seems impossible.

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

You can't remember the dance.

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

You're making mistakes.

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

You're just kind of praying that you do well and then you do it.

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

And every week you do it and then you get injured and you push through that and you're still dancing even though you're in so much pain.

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

But you're like still dancing.

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

And by the end, I think you just realize like you're made of so much.

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

I mean you're so capable of getting โ€“ of pushing through injury and fear and pressure and just โ€“

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

If you can push through all of that, what you're capable of doing is, you know, amazing.

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

And so for me, just kind of personally to have that, to know I did that, I made it through that, I can make it through anything.

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

Yeah.

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

was good.

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

And then, and then after that, I think what it did too, is it kind of just brought my story and I, I guess what I do, um, to the attention of others.

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

Right.

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

So I, I went on after that and did a speaking tour with Oprah, but you know, that didn't even come from dancing with the stars.

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

Um, that came from a whole different direction, even though I connected with Oprah on the show, which is interesting, but my sponsor Toyota was sponsoring her

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

Um, she was doing this big speaking tour.

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

So it was kind of through Toyota that I was able to, what was this tour called?