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I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.

Bethany Hamilton

Like, with one arm I know I can surf, but competitive surfing can be really frustrating, and sometimes you don’t do as well as you want to. It can be discouraging at times. But whenever I do get frustrated, I just focus on God.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Focus Frustrated Surfing
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Competition Firsts Sharks
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Fear Giving Mean Up
Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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Compassion Giving Perspective
You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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Easy Needs Possible
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Art Fun Hard Work
Besides surfing, I play tennis, volleyball, I swim, I run hills, or I do high-intensity, high-interval workouts. I’m up at 5 A.M. every day.
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Running Volleyball Workout
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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Determination Horse Jesus
We all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never seem to swim out of. We have to decide what matters most to us – our passions.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Passion Swim What Matter
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Arms People Two
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
BETHANY HAMILTON

Ears God Inspirational Will
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Heart Jesus Reading
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!
BETHANY HAMILTON

Brother Christian Heart
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Courage Girl Inspirational
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

People Waiting Want
I don’t really want people looking to me for inspiration. I just want to be a sign along the way that points toward Heaven.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Heaven Inspiration People

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