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 HAMILTONBoth 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.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it’s much easier with Him by our side.
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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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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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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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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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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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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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Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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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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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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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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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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