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
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’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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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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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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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.
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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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My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.
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I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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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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Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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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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The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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