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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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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
Autobiographer
Surfer
Writer
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Feelings
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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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In the end, my love for surfing helped me overcome my fear of sharks.
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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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You fall off the horse and you get back on.
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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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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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Your looks do not define who you are.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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I don't need easy, I just need possible.
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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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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 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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There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head
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People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it.
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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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