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 HAMILTONI don’t really want people looking to me for inspiration. I just want to be a sign along the way that points toward Heaven.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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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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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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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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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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Surfing is very special and unique. It’s really hard to explain unless you’ve tried it. It’s being out in the ocean in the sun, the water on your skin, and the adrenalin rush when you catch a wave. You have to be creative so it’s like an art form in a way.
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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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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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I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I dont think I can, to do things that other people do not think I can. It pushes me. I push my own personal limits.
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I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
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I don’t know how long I’ll be competing but I’ll always be surfing. I’ll be surfing until I’m old.
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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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I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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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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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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