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" Fox and I go way back... I got to know the Fox folks pretty well as the result of spending time at races with them over the years. "

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" I had a wreck during a race in Michigan, which led to the hyperextension of my left leg and subsequent amputation. "

" I loved to go hunting out in the woods and hiking, and that's just not easy anymore. For me, to walk up and down hills in the rough terrain, it just doesn't work very well. It can, but it's three times as hard as it used to be. "

" I know firsthand the way that Fox supports their athletes because they've been there for me since the beginning. I know that I can count on them. "

" It is definitely easier to deal with injuries on the mental side after you've had a few of them, since you are aware of the recovery process. "

" Snowboarding and skiing are big adaptive sports, so that's kind of a market that I wanted to make our equipment used for. "

" Snowboarding has taken me so many different places. "

" For riding a snowmobile, you need to have your knee bent. It needs to absorb the impact of riding over bumps, to allow yourself to stand up or sit down, balance side to side. "

" Having adaptive events televised in the X Games is huge. There are people out there who might want to do this but don't think they can. They can see us out here tearing it up. That's going to help people realize that if you want something bad enough, you can get there. "

" For the most part, if you're willing to work hard enough, you can recover from most injuries. Having that mentality really helps you keep moving forward. "

" I know what it takes to make myself perform. "

" I've had several broken bones and sprains throughout my career, but the one that really changed things was when I wrecked in 2008 during a Pro Snocross competition. I was thrown from my machine and landed on my left leg and caused a 180 degree hyperextension of my knee joint. "

" You know you've made it to the big time when you're on a cereal box. "

" It's kind of mind-blowing what some of us adaptive athletes can accomplish as far as physical sports. "

" I'm a huge fan of Fox, and I'm honored to be officially joining the FOX team with them as my title sponsor. "

" Sometimes people say, 'Oh, you're doing better now than before the accident.'That irritates the hell out of me. "

" I take a ton of pride in what our flag and our anthem stands for. "

" I'm very fortunate that I get to make people smile by creating. "

" I shattered the heel in my good leg, and it was an extremely bad injury. I wasn't sure if I'd be able to snowboard again. "

" Never did I ever think I would be competing on a snowboard out here in X Games. "

" To me, there's two symbols for Team U.S.A.: the national anthem and the American flag. "

" When I originally started looking at different prosthetic components, most of them were just set up for walking. "

" I was always out wiping around on the farm with three-wheelers and four-wheelers. I loved the speed and the adrenaline rush that followed. "

" Having already used a Fox shock in my Moto Knee, the prosthetic leg I developed, I knew that I would take advantage of Fox's superior suspension dynamics in the Versa Foot as well. "

" Once I started feeling better and healthier and learned to walk on my first prosthetic leg, I realised I'm not going to be satisfied with just walking around. "

" I travel a lot. I didn't want to be stuck sitting in my office managing the business. "

" The crazy part, with all of the surgeries I had, I retained water from the IV fluids, and I gained 60 pounds. I was 247 pounds at my maximum. I couldn't even touch my face because my joints were swollen. I was so big, it was ridiculous - just insane. "

" I love being outdoors and trekking around. "

" It was a true honor to have represented my country at my first Paralympic Winter Games and proud to bring home gold and silver medals for the U.S. "

" When you walk, you need the leg to swing back and forth underneath you. It needs to flex at a certain point, then extend as you follow through your gait. Now, that function doesn't really help at all while I'm standing on my dirt bike or snowmobile. "

" The Moto Knee shows people what's possible. It's about guys getting back in action in a sport they love. "