I can’t change it, That was God’s plan for my life and I’m going to go with it.
BETHANY HAMILTONGetting 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.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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Doing everything with one arm, being well-known, and having a book and a movie, it’s fairly abnormal. As far as just not having to worry about past experiences, I’ve healed very well.
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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 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.
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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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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.
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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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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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Strive to find things to be thankful for and just look for the good in who you are!
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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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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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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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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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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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Your looks do not define who you are.
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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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