Episode

The Mindset That Turned Losing Both Legs Into a Paralympic Medal | Amy Purdy

Podcast: The School of Greatness
Published: Apr 22, 2026
Duration seconds: 4006
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Summary

At 19, Amy Purdy lost both legs, a kidney, her spleen, and the hearing in her left ear overnight, and she made a choice in that operating room that changed everything. This conversation will show you how to stop seeing your hardest moments as detours and start using them as the path to a life you never could have planned.