Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
BETHANY HAMILTONSurfing 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.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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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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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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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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I just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you’re surfing. All around it’s beautiful and fun.
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It’s hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time after the attack. I was incredibly thankful and happy inside. The tiny bit of doubt that would sometimes tell me you’ll never surf again was gone in one wave.
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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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The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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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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Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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I 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.
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You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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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 could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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