Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
BETHANY HAMILTONTo lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean – that’s scary to me. It was essential to at least try surfing again and get out there and see how it went.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I dont think I can, to do things that other people do not think I can. It pushes me. I push my own personal limits.
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I don’t want easy, just possible.
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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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I’m a surfer at heart. Both my parents moved to Hawaii in the 1970s, where they met and became Christians. Then they taught me and my two brothers how to love the Lord – and how to surf!
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Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.
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I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.
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I wouldn’t change what happened to me because then I wouldn’t have this chance, in front of all of you, to embrace more people than I ever could have with two arms.
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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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I don’t know how long I’ll be competing but I’ll always be surfing. I’ll be surfing until I’m old.
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Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.
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I’m just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.
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My belief is where I get my strength. When I’m struggling with something, I can go to him for help and I’m excited to share that.
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It’s hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time after the attack. I was incredibly thankful and happy inside. The tiny bit of doubt that would sometimes tell me you’ll never surf again was gone in one wave.
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My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.
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I gave my heart to Jesus when I was five-years-old and since then it’s been a special relationship. To me it’s not a religion; it’s just talking to God, reading his word, and doing my best to honor him in everything I do.
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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves; it’s like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave if you work hard at it and just have fun out there.
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