[Music] [Laughter]
[Applause]
[Applause] life is a gift oftentimes though this
life is a gift oftentimes though this
life is a gift oftentimes though this gift is not utilized and many people end
gift is not utilized and many people end
gift is not utilized and many people end up with regrets and I should have
up with regrets and I should have
up with regrets and I should have sometimes it takes a catastrophic event
sometimes it takes a catastrophic event
sometimes it takes a catastrophic event to end up living life to the fullest
to end up living life to the fullest
to end up living life to the fullest but it shouldn’t April 6 was a day where
but it shouldn’t April 6 was a day where
but it shouldn’t April 6 was a day where I thought I knew what my life at home it
I thought I knew what my life at home it
I thought I knew what my life at home it was a day that I put down the best half
was a day that I put down the best half
was a day that I put down the best half pipe run of my life and earned a spot on
pipe run of my life and earned a spot on
pipe run of my life and earned a spot on the podium later that same night was
the podium later that same night was
the podium later that same night was full of joy and laughter in another
full of joy and laughter in another
full of joy and laughter in another medal of April 7 I lay at the bottom of
medal of April 7 I lay at the bottom of
medal of April 7 I lay at the bottom of a jump neck broken and a future of
a jump neck broken and a future of
a jump neck broken and a future of uncertainty moments before I was taking
uncertainty moments before I was taking
uncertainty moments before I was taking practice laps on the slopestyle course
practice laps on the slopestyle course
practice laps on the slopestyle course textbooks to be competing in that day
textbooks to be competing in that day
textbooks to be competing in that day everything was going great until I
everything was going great until I
everything was going great until I backflip that I had done so many times
backflip that I had done so many times
backflip that I had done so many times before but this time this time was
before but this time this time was
before but this time this time was different I knew I was going to crash I
different I knew I was going to crash I
different I knew I was going to crash I just didn’t know how hard the moment I
just didn’t know how hard the moment I
just didn’t know how hard the moment I hit the ground my body was shaken and my
hit the ground my body was shaken and my
hit the ground my body was shaken and my it felt to be a ghost of its former self
it felt to be a ghost of its former self
it felt to be a ghost of its former self my momentum carried me down to the
my momentum carried me down to the
my momentum carried me down to the bottom of the jump
bottom of the jump
bottom of the jump so I slowed to a stop I tried to get up
so I slowed to a stop I tried to get up
so I slowed to a stop I tried to get up yeah I couldn’t my once active leg
yeah I couldn’t my once active leg
yeah I couldn’t my once active leg seemed to be nothing more than I did at
seemed to be nothing more than I did at
seemed to be nothing more than I did at this point I tried to call out for help
this point I tried to call out for help
this point I tried to call out for help shocked when only a whisper could escape
shocked when only a whisper could escape
shocked when only a whisper could escape my lips as people to assess my situation
my lips as people to assess my situation
my lips as people to assess my situation all I could do is lay there and as the
all I could do is lay there and as the
all I could do is lay there and as the cross gathered and how severe my foe
cross gathered and how severe my foe
cross gathered and how severe my foe really was came to light people again
really was came to light people again
really was came to light people again again speaking up this left me with the
again speaking up this left me with the
again speaking up this left me with the silence of my own thoughts I felt and
silence of my own thoughts I felt and
silence of my own thoughts I felt and this is a just a fear of taking a test
this is a just a fear of taking a test
this is a just a fear of taking a test or doing something new this was this
or doing something new this was this
or doing something new this was this crushing fear and I was going to die in
crushing fear and I was going to die in
crushing fear and I was going to die in this moment I realized that I had not
this moment I realized that I had not
this moment I realized that I had not been living my life the way that I’d
been living my life the way that I’d
been living my life the way that I’d wanted to more thoughts came but all
wanted to more thoughts came but all
wanted to more thoughts came but all they were were regrets later on when I
they were were regrets later on when I
they were were regrets later on when I was in the hospital when how severe my
was in the hospital when how severe my
was in the hospital when how severe my fall was was understood I heard the
fall was was understood I heard the
fall was was understood I heard the words that would change my life forever
words that would change my life forever
words that would change my life forever I heard the word you will never walk
I heard the word you will never walk
I heard the word you will never walk again and it was with these simple words
again and it was with these simple words
again and it was with these simple words that would change my life forever my
that would change my life forever my
that would change my life forever my decision to live life to the fullest was
decision to live life to the fullest was
decision to live life to the fullest was not a decision that was made suddenly It
not a decision that was made suddenly It
not a decision that was made suddenly It was as if in the moments before my crash
was as if in the moments before my crash
was as if in the moments before my crash I was sleeping in the moment I hit the
I was sleeping in the moment I hit the
I was sleeping in the moment I hit the I was awoken my accident it’s a terrible
I was awoken my accident it’s a terrible
I was awoken my accident it’s a terrible thing to happen but the day that I lost
thing to happen but the day that I lost
thing to happen but the day that I lost the ability to walk again something much
the ability to walk again something much
the ability to walk again something much more important my life to say you never
more important my life to say you never
more important my life to say you never know what you’ve got till it’s gone is
know what you’ve got till it’s gone is
know what you’ve got till it’s gone is something I had come to know to be so
something I had come to know to be so
something I had come to know to be so true I lost the ability to use my body
true I lost the ability to use my body
true I lost the ability to use my body from the chest down and this led to many
from the chest down and this led to many
from the chest down and this led to many moments of thinking of all the things I
moments of thinking of all the things I
moments of thinking of all the things I should have done appreciated and even
should have done appreciated and even
should have done appreciated and even enjoyed just a little bit more take some
enjoyed just a little bit more take some
enjoyed just a little bit more take some time to understand all the things that
time to understand all the things that
time to understand all the things that you have in your life
you have in your life
you have in your life this can help you not take things for
this can help you not take things for
this can help you not take things for granted when I got her doors closed for
granted when I got her doors closed for
granted when I got her doors closed for me although many open the ones that were
me although many open the ones that were
me although many open the ones that were closed are now locked and there’s no
closed are now locked and there’s no
closed are now locked and there’s no going back for many of you though these
going back for many of you though these
going back for many of you though these doors are still open take time to
doors are still open take time to
doors are still open take time to understand and accept the opportunities
understand and accept the opportunities
understand and accept the opportunities that you have think about the ones you
that you have think about the ones you
that you have think about the ones you want to pursue make sure the choices you
want to pursue make sure the choices you
want to pursue make sure the choices you do me are ones that you won’t come to
do me are ones that you won’t come to
do me are ones that you won’t come to regret later on I was faced with the
regret later on I was faced with the
regret later on I was faced with the trauma they would either define me as
trauma they would either define me as
trauma they would either define me as the person I was before but the person I
the person I was before but the person I
the person I was before but the person I was going to become you shouldn’t need
was going to become you shouldn’t need
was going to become you shouldn’t need to face that trauma to live life to the
to face that trauma to live life to the
to face that trauma to live life to the fullest you should do it because you can
fullest you should do it because you can
fullest you should do it because you can because you want to every one of you in
because you want to every one of you in
because you want to every one of you in here every one of you woke up this
here every one of you woke up this
here every one of you woke up this morning but you all live different days
morning but you all live different days
morning but you all live different days take a moment and reflect on the day you
take a moment and reflect on the day you
take a moment and reflect on the day you had this probably work your casual
had this probably work your casual
had this probably work your casual everyday schedule but was there a moment
everyday schedule but was there a moment
everyday schedule but was there a moment you wish would have enjoyed a tad bit
you wish would have enjoyed a tad bit
you wish would have enjoyed a tad bit longer or even enjoyed at all taking
longer or even enjoyed at all taking
longer or even enjoyed at all taking time to live life in the moment is
time to live life in the moment is
time to live life in the moment is something that can let you not have as
something that can let you not have as
something that can let you not have as many regrets later on living life to the
many regrets later on living life to the
many regrets later on living life to the fullest can be defined in many different
fullest can be defined in many different
fullest can be defined in many different ways
ways
ways to a lot of people this
to a lot of people this
to a lot of people this doing the biggest and the best things
doing the biggest and the best things
doing the biggest and the best things that’s true
that’s true
that’s true but to an extent living life to the
but to an extent living life to the
but to an extent living life to the fullest is enjoying all the things it’s
fullest is enjoying all the things it’s
fullest is enjoying all the things it’s to join the last bite of food just as
to join the last bite of food just as
to join the last bite of food just as much as the first it’s taking a moment
much as the first it’s taking a moment
much as the first it’s taking a moment to breathe in that fresh air on your
to breathe in that fresh air on your
to breathe in that fresh air on your brief walk to the car taking time to
brief walk to the car taking time to
brief walk to the car taking time to enjoy these moments can change how you
enjoy these moments can change how you
enjoy these moments can change how you feel about your day
feel about your day
feel about your day life is something to be cherished the
life is something to be cherished the
life is something to be cherished the way that I was able to do this was by
way that I was able to do this was by
way that I was able to do this was by finding a passion that made me happy
finding a passion that made me happy
finding a passion that made me happy with my entire being
with my entire being
with my entire being it wasn’t something that other people
it wasn’t something that other people
it wasn’t something that other people wanted me to do or what other people
wanted me to do or what other people
wanted me to do or what other people thought I should do but something that I
thought I should do but something that I
thought I should do but something that I enjoyed that made me happy finding a
enjoyed that made me happy finding a
enjoyed that made me happy finding a passion that can make you smile with
passion that can make you smile with
passion that can make you smile with even just a brief thought of it is
even just a brief thought of it is
even just a brief thought of it is something that can make days better in
something that can make days better in
something that can make days better in life you’ll encounter hardships and I
life you’ll encounter hardships and I
life you’ll encounter hardships and I mean let’s be honest they can be hard
mean let’s be honest they can be hard
mean let’s be honest they can be hard it’s in the name but part of living life
it’s in the name but part of living life
it’s in the name but part of living life to the fullest is being able to accept
to the fullest is being able to accept
to the fullest is being able to accept and deal with these challenges in life
and deal with these challenges in life
and deal with these challenges in life being able to deal with these and move
being able to deal with these and move
being able to deal with these and move on can help you look towards the future
on can help you look towards the future
on can help you look towards the future and look to the next happy moment that
and look to the next happy moment that
and look to the next happy moment that you can happen you can have happen start
you can happen you can have happen start
you can happen you can have happen start to enjoy all the things that you have in
to enjoy all the things that you have in
to enjoy all the things that you have in your life start to enjoy the little
your life start to enjoy the little
your life start to enjoy the little things take time to be present in the
things take time to be present in the
things take time to be present in the moment that it’s happening and you see a
moment that it’s happening and you see a
moment that it’s happening and you see a change and how you feel about your day
change and how you feel about your day
change and how you feel about your day life is something that every single
life is something that every single
life is something that every single person to live differently how you live
person to live differently how you live
person to live differently how you live yours is up to you
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