Surfing is very special and unique. It’s really hard to explain unless you’ve tried it. It’s being out in the ocean in the sun, the water on your skin, and the adrenalin rush when you catch a wave. You have to be creative so it’s like an art form in a way.
BETHANY HAMILTONGod has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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I could never have embraced this many people with two arms.
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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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 don’t need easy, I just need possible.
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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 paramedic whispered in my ear ‘God will never leave you or forsake you.’
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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.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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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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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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God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it’s much easier with Him by our side.
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My belief is where I get my strength. When I’m struggling with something, I can go to him for help and I’m excited to share that.
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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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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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