It’s easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.
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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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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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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I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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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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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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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 can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
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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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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 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 don’t want easy, just possible.
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I wouldn’t change what happened to me because then I wouldn’t have this chance, in front of all of you, to embrace more people than I ever could have with two arms.
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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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I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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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’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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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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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 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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Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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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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