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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.

Bethany Hamilton

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

Fear Giving Mean Up
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.
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Focus Frustrated Surfing
You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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Easy Needs Possible
You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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Fall Horse Inspirational
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
Your looks do not define who you are.
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Define Inspirational Looks
There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Handicaps Head Thing
I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
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Dinner Tennis Water
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Arms People Two
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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Creative Ocean Scary
Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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Art Creative Inspirational
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 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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Heart Jesus Reading
Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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Creation Given God 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
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
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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Art Fun Hard Work
I don’t want easy, just possible.
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Easy Inspirational Want
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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Doubt Inspirational Joy
Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Love Surfer Wave
Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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Fall God Love
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
The author describes how impressed she was with the detailed storyboards that outlined her movie – “not just sketches, but real art”. She then describes a Hawaiian sunset as, “God painting His storyboard on the sky”.
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Art Nature Real
Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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Being Looks Strive Thankful
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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Ears God Inspirational Will
Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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Inspirational Love Stronger

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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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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