Doing 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.
BETHANY HAMILTONI think it doesn’t matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I’m going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It’s not all about competing and being the best. It’s more about having fun and just doing what you love.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.
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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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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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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.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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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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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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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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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 can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
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