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.
BETHANY HAMILTONI 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.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.
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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it’s my passion, my love and it’s a part of me.
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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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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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I don’t know how long I’ll be competing but I’ll always be surfing. I’ll be surfing until I’m old.
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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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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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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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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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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 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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