There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
BETHANY HAMILTONLearning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging things… people staring at me, people asking rude questions, dealing with media, stuff like that.
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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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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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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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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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Learning how to deal with people and their reactions to my life is one of the most challenging things… people staring at me, people asking rude questions, dealing with media, stuff like that.
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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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Your looks do not define who you are.
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Love God; love others; do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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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 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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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.
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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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It’s been amazing to touch people’s lives.
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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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