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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

Bethany Hamilton

My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves; it’s like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave if you work hard at it and just have fun out there.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Art Fun Hard Work
Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Art Creative Inspirational
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Heart Jesus Reading
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”.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Art Nature Real
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Media People Rude
I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Disability God Plan Positivity
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Doubt Inspirational Joy
Losing an arm is kinda lame at one point, but at the same time, so much good has come out of it.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Arms Lame Losing
I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Distance Space Stars
I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Inspirational Positivity Strong Women
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Running Volleyball Workout
I believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for it.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Determination Horse Jesus
Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Compassion Giving Perspective
Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Inspirational Jesus Sharks
I don’t know how long I’ll be competing but I’ll always be surfing. I’ll be surfing until I’m old.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Competing Long Surfing
To 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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Creative Ocean Scary

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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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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