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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
Autobiographer
Surfer
Writer
Lihue
Life
Ocean
Surfing
Lose
Enjoying
Loses
Waves
Went
Scary
Least
Wave
Creative
Essential
Enjoy
Essentials
Trying
Everyday

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Surfing is very special and unique. It's really hard to explain unless you've tried it. It's being out in the ocean in the sun, the water on your skin, and the adrenalin rush when you catch a wave. You have to be creative so it's like an art form in a way.
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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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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Love God love others do your best in all you do, even if you fall short!
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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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I don't need easy, I just need possible.
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The end...is just the beginning
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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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I just love being on the ocean and being creative on the waves and the feeling you get when you're surfing. All around it's beautiful and fun.
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Being able to turn to Jesus after the shark attack kept me alive.
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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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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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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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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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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head
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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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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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