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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.

Bethany Hamilton

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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
Autobiographer
Surfer
Writer
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Jesus
Christ
Fall
Surfing
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Determination
Believe
Horse
Continue
Gave
Passion

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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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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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The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'
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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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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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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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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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I can't change it, That was God's plan for my life and I'm going to go with it.
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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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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 think passion is something that's more powerful than even love. It's something that you're not willing to let go of, and you'll work really hard to make sure that stays a part of your life.
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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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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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There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head
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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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