Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
BETHANY HAMILTONBeing able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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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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Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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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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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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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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I wouldn’t change what happened to me because then I wouldn’t have this chance, in front of all of you, to embrace more people than I ever could have with two arms.
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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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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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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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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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We all go through rough times. We have those obstacles that seem too large to overcome or that current that you never seem to swim out of. We have to decide what matters most to us – our passions.
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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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Being creative on the waves is challenging, but we each create art in our own way.
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