I was missing the main weight-bearing bone in both legs. And the left leg, I didn’t have a full knee. It was a floating knee. I had six toes. My hands were webbed, and I also have one kidney. I don’t have a full bicep on my right side. Thank God my hair didn’t get ruined. Oksana Masters Read Quote
I started doing sports when I was 13 and competitively doing sports – where I was actually training – when I was 17. Oksana Masters Read Quote
I’ve gotten a lot of people saying. ‘That is awesome. You’re so brave.’ I hate when people say brave. I’m not brave. I’m just living my life. Why is that brave? Oksana Masters Read Quote
When I ski, I take both of my legs off and get into a sit ski: a ski with a custom seat that has been molded for me. I use my core and arms to propel myself on snow with help from ski poles. Oksana Masters Read Quote
The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas. Oksana Masters Read Quote
I wear my prosthetics legs every day, and when I train in the gym, I call them my Lamborghini, because both legs and sockets, which extend up to my hips to keep the legs on via a suction seal, cost about $305,815. Oksana Masters Read Quote
My mom literally saved my life. I wasn’t supposed to make it out of the orphanage. Oksana Masters Read Quote
