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.
BETHANY HAMILTONLosing an arm is kinda lame at one point, but at the same time, so much good has come out of it.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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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 want easy, just possible.
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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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Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn’t normally talk to your parents about.
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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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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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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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Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.
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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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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
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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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I’m just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.
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