Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it’s my passion, my love and it’s a part of me.
BETHANY HAMILTONLove is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
More Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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I think it doesn’t matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I’m going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It’s not all about competing and being the best. It’s more about having fun and just doing what you love.
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There’s no such thing as a handicap – it’s all in your head
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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 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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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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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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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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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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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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I don’t want easy, just possible.
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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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Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you.
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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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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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Being out there in the ocean, God’s creation, it’s like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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