In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
BETHANY HAMILTONI 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.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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Like, with one arm I know I can surf, but competitive surfing can be really frustrating, and sometimes you don’t do as well as you want to. It can be discouraging at times. But whenever I do get frustrated, I just focus on God.
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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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I don’t want easy, just possible.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
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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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Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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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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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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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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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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