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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.

Bethany Hamilton

I just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you’re surfing. All around it’s beautiful and fun.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Beautiful Fun Ocean
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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Brother Christian Heart
Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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Inspirational Jesus Sharks
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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Impact May Surfing
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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Focus Frustrated Surfing
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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Disability God Plan Positivity
It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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Inspirational Life People
We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn’t normally talk to your parents about.
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Needs Parent Stuff
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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Ears God Inspirational Will
I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
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Dinner Tennis Water
Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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Creation Given God Ocean
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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Art Fun Hard Work
You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
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Easy Needs Possible
Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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Inspirational Love Stronger
Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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Compassion Giving Perspective
Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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Fear Giving Mean Up
In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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Inspirational Shark Surfing
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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Competition Firsts Sharks
I don’t want easy, just possible.
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Easy Inspirational Want
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.
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Media People Rude
Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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Being Looks Strive Thankful
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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Determination Horse Jesus
I don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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Inspirational Positivity Strong Women
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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Go Letting Passion Powerful
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Arms People Two
My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.
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Christ Encouragement Family Friends
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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Challenges People Thinking

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