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.
BETHANY HAMILTONIt’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.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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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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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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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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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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I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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Your looks do not define who you are.
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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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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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I gave my heart to Jesus when I was five-years-old and since then it’s been a special relationship. To me it’s not a religion; it’s just talking to God, reading his word, and doing my best to honor him in everything I do.
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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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Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it’s my passion, my love and it’s a part of me.
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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