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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.

Bethany Hamilton

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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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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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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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We all need that extra friend outside of our immediate family to talk about that extra stuff you wouldn't normally talk to your parents about.
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It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time after the attack. I was incredibly thankful and happy inside. The tiny bit of doubt that would sometimes tell me you'll never surf again was gone in one wave.
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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Fear is something that can really hold us all back from different things in life. It's important to notice what your fears are and try to conquer them.
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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves it's like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave if you work hard at it and just have fun out there.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head
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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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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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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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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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God will give us the strength to be able to handle things. I mean, you can try to do it on your own, and sometimes you can pull off some stuff, but in the long run, it's much easier with Him by our side.
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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'
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Love God love others do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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None of us are going to have perfect lives. Our own vision of what we think is good maybe different from what He [God] thinks. And we forget that. We think we know what's best and we don't.
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It's sad to hear that 1 in 3 girls have an eating disorder, because they're trying to be something that they think they need to be, when it's such a lie that they believe. Meanwhile all over the world there's people that are starving or dying of something crazy that we forget, and we think we're the only ones in this world.
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