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My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

Bethany Hamilton

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
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
I think it doesn’t matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I’m going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It’s not all about competing and being the best. It’s more about having fun and just doing what you love.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Doing Fun Love Thinking
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

People Waiting Want
I just try to be myself and not conform to something I’m not and just continue doing what I do. I just try not to think about the fact that I’m an inspiration for people.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Inspiration People Thinking
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
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
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.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Focus Frustrated Surfing
Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
BETHANY HAMILTON

Fall God Love
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
BETHANY HAMILTON

Ears God Inspirational Will
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
You don’t need easy, you just need possible.
BETHANY HAMILTON

Easy Needs Possible
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’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!
BETHANY HAMILTON

Brother Christian Heart
There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
BETHANY HAMILTON

Handicaps Head Thing

My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

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My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

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