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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!

Bethany Hamilton

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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Doubt Inspirational Joy
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
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
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Kind Life Living Really
God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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Giving Offer World
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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Parent Passion Surfing
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.
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Media People Rude
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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Fear Giving Mean Up
Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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Inspirational Jesus Sharks
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
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.
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Inspiration People Thinking
God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.
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Heaven Ocean Surfing
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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Ears God Inspirational Will
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.
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Beautiful Fun Ocean
Losing an arm is kinda lame at one point, but at the same time, so much good has come out of it.
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Arms Lame Losing
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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Needs Parent Stuff
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Arms People Two

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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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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