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.
BETHANY HAMILTONLove God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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Besides surfing, I play tennis, volleyball, I swim, I run hills, or I do high-intensity, high-interval workouts. I’m up at 5 A.M. every day.
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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Losing an arm is kinda lame at one point, but at the same time, so much good has come out of it.
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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 don’t want easy, just possible.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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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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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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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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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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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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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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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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I’m actually not star-struck… I like to give people their own space and admire them from a distance.
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