In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
BETHANY HAMILTONMy strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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I think it doesn’t matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I’m going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It’s not all about competing and being the best. It’s more about having fun and just doing what you love.
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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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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’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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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
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I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it’s my passion, my love and it’s a part of me.
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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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To 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.
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Life is a lot like surfing… When you get caught in the impact zone, you’ve got to just get back up. Because you never know what may be over the next wave.
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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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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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