To be on the world stage carrying our flag and representing the U.S. Paralympic Team is a huge honor. Mike Schultz Read Quote
To me, there’s two symbols for Team U.S.A.: the national anthem and the American flag. Mike Schultz Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Mike Schultz Read Quote
It’s kind of crazy how one thing can lead to another if you keep your eyes open to it. Mike Schultz Read Quote
Never did I ever think I would be competing on a snowboard out here in X Games. Mike Schultz Read Quote
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. Mike Schultz Read Quote
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. Mike Schultz Read Quote
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. Mike Schultz Read Quote
