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Bethany Hamilton

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
You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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Easy Needs Possible
In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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Inspirational Shark Surfing
Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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Fall God Love
Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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Compassion Giving Perspective
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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Ears God Inspirational Will
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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Disability God Plan Positivity
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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Brother Christian Heart
Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.
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Competition Firsts Sharks
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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Passion Swim What Matter
I don’t want easy, just possible.
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Easy Inspirational Want
My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.
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Christ Encouragement Family Friends
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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Inspirational Real
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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Belief Helping Struggle
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
It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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Inspirational Life People

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