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

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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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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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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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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 don't need easy, I just need possible.
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Getting back on the surfboard after the [shark] attack was the hardest thing and I did it! After that, the hardest thing was my first competition.
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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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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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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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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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None of us are going to have perfect lives. Our own vision of what we think is good maybe different from what He [God] thinks. And we forget that. We think we know what's best and we don't.
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God has a lot more to give and to offer than the world has to give.
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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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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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I enjoy hanging out with friends, going on hikes and playing tennis. I also enjoy Bible study and making dinners. I have a pretty mellow life away from the water.
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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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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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It was what God had taught me growing up that helped me overcome my fear and get back on the board. 'Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go' (Joshua 1:9).
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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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