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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oprah has been a true inspiration to me, so I'm truly grateful both to her for taking the time to speak with me, and to the folks at 'DWTS' who set it all up.
- I Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe inspiration is contagious.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
My motivation is not to try to inspire, but rather to do things that inspire me and hopefully that will spread to others.
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not trying to be an inspiration, but I'm flattered to be considered one.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In snowboarding, I've always looked at really strong competitors through a lens of gratitude rather than envy in the sense that the better my competition is, the more it forces me to work hard, focus, and be better myself if I want to succeed, which I do.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Dancing is about expressing yourself, and the more walls you let down, the better.
- Inspire
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- Nov 07, 2020
I simply do the things that inspire me, be that snowboarding, designing clothing, or dancing.
- Comfortable
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm so comfortable on my snowboard that I don't have to think about it very much; it's somewhat second nature.
- Friends
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I loved dancing with my friends.
- Loved
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- Nov 07, 2020
I knew I loved music, and I knew that I could feel music. So, I knew I had rhythm.
- Age
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- Nov 07, 2020
If somebody would've told me that I was going to lose my legs at the age of 19, I would've thought there's absolutely no way I'd be able to handle that. But then it happened, and I realized that there's so much more to live for, that my life isn't about my legs.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I tried snowboarding at 14, and I absolutely fell in love with it. I snowboarded every day off I had, every weekend I had off of school, every holiday we had off from school, and it became a huge part of my life, not just what I love to do, but really just kind of who I was.
- Failure
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was in kidney failure. I ended up having a kidney transplant on my 21st birthday.
- Hearing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I lost my spleen, I lost the hearing in my left ear, so I had a lot of internal organ damage.
- Adaptive
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pfizer's actually teamed up with my nonprofit organization, which is called Adaptive Action Sports. I cofounded this organization in 2005 to help people with physical disabilities get involved in action sports, go snowboarding, skateboarding.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020