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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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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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That's really what ultimately matters - the emotions and feelings that you experienced and people around [whom] you experienced [them].
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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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God created the heavens and the earth, the oceans and the waves for our enjoyment. Surfing is just my way of worshipping Him.
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I'm just waiting for God to tell me what to do, but whatever it is, I want to be doing something like I am doing now-serving God and helping people.
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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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To lose your everyday life of surfing and being creative on waves, enjoying the ocean - that's scary to me. It was essential to at least try surfing again and get out there and see how it went.
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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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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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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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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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The end...is just the beginning
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The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'
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It's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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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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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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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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