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

Bethany Hamilton

There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Handicaps Head Thing
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
Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Love Surfer Wave
Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.
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Parent Passion Surfing
I don’t want easy, just possible.
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Easy Inspirational 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.
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Inspiration People Thinking
The paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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Ears God Inspirational Will
You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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Fall Horse Inspirational
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 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.
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Doing Fun Love Thinking
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
Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment, toughness, heart, talent, guts. That’s what little girls are made of; the heck with sugar and spice.
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Courage Girl 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.
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Heart Jesus Reading
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.
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Creative Ocean Scary
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
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
I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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Distance Space Stars
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
Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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Art Creative Inspirational
I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Arms People Two
Your looks do not define who you are.
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Define Inspirational Looks
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
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
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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Heaven Inspiration People
Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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Inspirational Love Stronger
Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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Fall God Love

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

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