I didn't even think about snowboarding until after my accident. Mike Schultz More Quotes by Mike Schultz More Quotes From Mike Schultz 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. Mike Schultz work-hard you moving-forward work 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. Mike Schultz walk feeling better walking To me, there's two symbols for Team U.S.A.: the national anthem and the American flag. Mike Schultz flag american me team I love being outdoors and trekking around. Mike Schultz outdoors i-love being love 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. Mike Schultz face big crazy water 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. Mike Schultz injuries you recovery process 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. Mike Schultz proud gold home winter As a kid growing up in a rural area, I was always tinkering with parts and machinery. Mike Schultz kid up always growing-up 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. Mike Schultz bad think you people 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. Mike Schultz fox take-advantage well used 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. Mike Schultz result spending-time time way I know firsthand the way that Fox supports their athletes because they've been there for me since the beginning. I know that I can count on them. Mike Schultz beginning me i-can way I'm a huge fan of Fox, and I'm honored to be officially joining the FOX team with them as my title sponsor. Mike Schultz fox fan honored team I take a ton of pride in what our flag and our anthem stands for. Mike Schultz flag our take pride I travel a lot. I didn't want to be stuck sitting in my office managing the business. Mike Schultz business sitting want travel For riding a snowmobile, you need to have your knee bent. It needs to absorb the impact of riding over bumps, to allow yourself to stand up or sit down, balance side to side. Mike Schultz yourself you riding balance Not a day goes by when I don't wish I had both legs. Mike Schultz both day legs wish Sometimes people say, 'Oh, you're doing better now than before the accident.'That irritates the hell out of me. Mike Schultz me you sometimes people The Moto Knee shows people what's possible. It's about guys getting back in action in a sport they love. Mike Schultz back action love people 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. Mike Schultz customer amazing feeling time
