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.
BETHANY HAMILTONDoing everything with one arm, being well-known, and having a book and a movie, it’s fairly abnormal. As far as just not having to worry about past experiences, I’ve healed very well.
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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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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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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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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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The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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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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I don’t want easy, just possible.
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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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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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You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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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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We all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never seem to swim out of. We have to decide what matters most to us – our passions.
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I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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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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