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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.

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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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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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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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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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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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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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Life is a lot like surfing… When you get caught in the impact zone, you’ve got to just get back up. Because you never know what may be over the next wave.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.
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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 believe in Jesus Christ, and I believe He gave me the passion and determination to continue surfing. You fall off the horse, and you get back on. I had to go for 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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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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That's really what ultimately matters - the emotions and feelings that you experienced and people around [whom] you experienced [them].
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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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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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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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My only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able to do it. I knew that if I wasn't able to surf then my life would really change.
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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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