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.
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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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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My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.
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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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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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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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I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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I think passion is something that’s more powerful than even love. It’s something that you’re not willing to let go of, and you’ll work really hard to make sure that stays a part of your life.
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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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You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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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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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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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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My only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able to do it. I knew that if I wasn’t able to surf then my life would really change.
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