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Bethany Hamilton

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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Doubt Inspirational Joy
Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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Compassion Giving Perspective
I don’t know how long I’ll be competing but I’ll always be surfing. I’ll be surfing until I’m old.
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Competing Long Surfing
Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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Art Creative Inspirational
God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.
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Heaven Ocean Surfing
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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Doing Fun Love Thinking
Your looks do not define who you are.
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Define Inspirational Looks
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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Fear Giving Mean Up
You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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Easy Needs Possible
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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Kind Life Living Really
I just try to be myself and not conform to something I’m not and just continue doing what I do. I just try not to think about the fact that I’m an inspiration for people.
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Inspiration People Thinking
I think passion is something that’s more powerful than even love. It’s something that you’re not willing to let go of, and you’ll work really hard to make sure that stays a part of your life.
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Go Letting Passion Powerful
Besides surfing, I play tennis, volleyball, I swim, I run hills, or I do high-intensity, high-interval workouts. I’m up at 5 A.M. every day.
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Running Volleyball Workout
I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
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Dinner Tennis Water
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
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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Art Nature Real
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
Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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Inspirational Love Stronger
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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Parent Passion Surfing
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 wouldn’t change what happened to me because then I wouldn’t have this chance, in front of all of you, to embrace more people than I ever could have with two arms.
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Arms People Two
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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Challenges People Thinking
Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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Fall God Love
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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Impact May Surfing
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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And Love Challenges Grace
There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Handicaps Head Thing
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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Heaven Inspiration People

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