Surfing 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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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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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Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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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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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it’s much easier with Him by our side.
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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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