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Bethany Hamilton

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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Arms People Two
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
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Courage Girl Inspirational
Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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Inspirational Jesus Sharks
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
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Fear Giving Mean Up
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.
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Heaven Inspiration People
You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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Fall Horse 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
Doing everything with one arm, being well-known, and having a book and a movie, it’s fairly abnormal. As far as just not having to worry about past experiences, I’ve healed very well.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Book Past Worry
I just try to be myself and not conform to something I’m not and just continue doing what I do. I just try not to think about the fact that I’m an inspiration for people.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Inspiration People Thinking
In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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Inspirational Shark Surfing
I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Disability God Plan Positivity
Learning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging things… people staring at me, people asking rude questions, dealing with media, stuff like that.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Media People Rude
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 just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you’re surfing. All around it’s beautiful and fun.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Beautiful Fun Ocean
Life is full of what-ifs. You can’t let it hold you back. If you do, you’re not really living at all… just kind of going through the motions with no meaning
BETHANY HAMILTON

Kind Life Living Really

We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn’t normally talk to your parents about.

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We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn’t normally talk to your parents about.

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