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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.
Bethany Hamilton
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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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