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I don't know how long I'll be competing but I'll always be surfing. I'll be surfing until I'm old.
Bethany Hamilton
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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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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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It's easy to look at the things of this world to solve our challenges and obstacles in life, but when we submit our lives to Christ, His grace, mercy, peace and love will bring true fulfillment to our lives.
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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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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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The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'
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I gave my heart to Jesus when I was five-years-old and since then it's been a special relationship. To me it's not a religion it's just talking to God, reading his word, and doing my best to honor him in everything I do.
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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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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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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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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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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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That's really what ultimately matters - the emotions and feelings that you experienced and people around [whom] you experienced [them].
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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 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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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'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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There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head
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Your looks do not define who you are.
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When I was about five, I gave my heart to Jesus Christ, and since then it's just been a stronghold in my life. Really, through the shark attack and all the hard times that my family and I went through, it gave us unity and perseverance to push through all this crazy stuff that we never knew was going to happen.
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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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