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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.

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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
Autobiographer
Surfer
Writer
Lihue
Ends
Love
Sharks
Surfing
Overcome
Helped
Overcoming
Fear
Inspirational

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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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The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'
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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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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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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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When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.
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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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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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Love God love others do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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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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Being out there in the ocean, God's creation, it's like a gift He has given us to enjoy.
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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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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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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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That's really what ultimately matters - the emotions and feelings that you experienced and people around [whom] you experienced [them].
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