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.
BETHANY HAMILTONTo lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean – that’s scary to me. It was essential to at least try surfing again and get out there and see how it went.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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’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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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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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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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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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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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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Your looks do not define who you are.
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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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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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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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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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I don’t want easy, just possible.
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