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" To be able to wear your country's colors and compete in the Paralympics for the snowboard team... it's pretty powerful. "

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" It's kind of crazy how one thing can lead to another if you keep your eyes open to it. "

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

" To be on the world stage carrying our flag and representing the U.S. Paralympic Team is a huge honor. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 am the owner of my prosthetic manufacturing business, BioDapt, which manufactures lower-limb prosthetics for sports. "

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

" 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. "

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

" For my equipment, we're not about running. We're about wheels, action sports, and that type of thing. So we want range of motion and shock absorption. The foot itself has 28 degrees of ankle motion as you press into it or you put weight into it. A typical running or walking foot has kind of around 10 to 12, at max, flex at the toe. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Snowboarding has taken me so many different places. "

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

" 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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" I love being outdoors and trekking around. "

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" I ended up winning a silver medal at the Summer X Games Adaptive Supercross seven months after my injury - on a leg that I built. "

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

" 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. "