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" I'm a huge patriot, and what holds a lot of value for me is to be part of Team U.S.A. "

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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 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. "

" I'm helping people do things they haven't done since they had two good legs, and that's worth it right there. "

" 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. "

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

" A lot of the jobs I had revolved around metal fabrication and creating and building and maintaining equipment. "

" I remember my dad telling me that if I wanted to start racing motocross, I had to get a job and pay for it myself. So I did. As soon as I was able to drive myself to work, I got into racing motocross at age 15. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" It's an amazing feeling when I have a customer who tries a leg on and is able to go snowboarding for the first time. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 didn't even think about snowboarding until after my accident. "

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

" 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. "

" Not a day goes by when I don't wish I had both legs. "

" 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. "