“For a while, the world for me was like a set of monkey bars. I swung f...” — Amanda Lindhout Quote

For a while, the world for me was like a set of monkey bars. I swung from one place to the next, sometimes backward, sometimes forward, capitalizing on my own momentum, knowing that at some point my arms... would give out, and I'd fall to the ground.

I don't only long for the thrill of being in the middle of a war, I must understand it; I must make other people understand.

I have a general sense of excitement about the future, and I don't know what that looks like yet. But it will be whatever I make it.

It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems.

Baseball and golf have a lot of things in common, including the fact that players in both games love hitting for power. However, in both sports, trying to do so strictly with muscle strength doesn't work very well. In fact, I see a lot of guys in both baseball and golf struggle when they try to swing with tight arms.

I can write with absolutely perfect penmanship with my feet. If I broke both my arms, I could still write a girl a love letter using just my toes.

Remember, it won't matter how strong your chest and arms and legs are if the core of your body is weak.

My only challenges for winter are jackets because I have big arms.