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

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" 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. "

" I'm out of my comfort zone every time I'm on the race course. "

" I'm from Minnesota and have always lived there. And my competitive career actually started in the late '90s racing motocross, which then turned into racing snowmobiles professionally. I turned pro in 2003, racing with the best in the world and living my dream as a professional athlete. "

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

" 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. "

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

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" Building prosthetics that allow people to get back to the fun activities in life is as rewarding a job as I can imagine. It's just as fulfilling for me as winning at the racetrack. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I was in the garage fixin' things, and I'm like, what better project than building your own leg? "

" After snowboarding a fair bit in 2011 and 2012 to test equipment, I got pretty good at it, and some friends at Adaptive Action Sports talked me into competing at the exhibition event at the Winter X Games in the adaptive boardercross. I was able to step up my game pretty quick and compete. I took last place, but knew I could improve. "

" The thing that really stands out is that my parents taught me right from the start, if you want something in life, you need to work for it. "

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" Being an athlete, my job was to physically perform. "