Amy Purdy Quotes

In life, you're going to have things that are going to come up against you. You can either let it get to you, or you can make something happen.

Obstacles are only opportunities to succeed or fail; how we handle them determines what will happen.

What we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on.

Everything negative - pressure, challenges - is all an opportunity for me to rise.

Challenges are meant to be met and overcome.

Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.

In my life, I don't have roadblocks and obstacles. I might have something you would call a 'challenge.' I throw that out the window, and I call that a wonderful opportunity.

Obstacles are Opportunities in disguise.

It’s not what happens to you, but how you handle it. If Life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If the lemons are rotten, take out the seeds and plant them in order to grow new lemons.

All of us suffer difficulties in our lives. And if you say to yourself 'find a way,' you'll make it through.

If you so choose, the challenges can make you stronger. If you so choose, the disappointments can make you more determined.

Press on. Obstacles are seldom the same size tomorrow as they are today.

I want to be a role model and I want to show kids that you can be strong and overcome adversity.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

I thank every bully I ever had because that's the only reason I'm here. I learned how to not be affected by it and triumph over it, and that made me - again, if I had any success whatsoever, it's because these people made fun of me.

It takes facing obstacles to grow strong enough to overcome them.

I use my haters as my motivators.

What doesn't kill you, if you use it to make yourself stronger, then you will get stronger. But if you let it beat you down, then you will be weaker.

Many successful people have found opportunities in failure and adversity that they could not recognize in more favorable circumstances.

The right attitude can transform a barrier into a blessing, an obstacle into an opportunity or a stumbling block into a stepping stone.

We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.

Every obstacle is a stepping stone. My good cannot be stopped.

I've passed along some advice that Oprah [Winfrey] gave to me: When something bad is happening, it's not happening to you; it's happening for you.

Successful people see adversity as a stepping stone rather than a stumbling block.

The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor.