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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.

Bethany Hamilton

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Bethany Hamilton
Age: 34
Born: 1990
Born: February 8
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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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Love is bigger than any tidal wave or fear.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Both of my parents are surfers, of course, so they understood where my passion for surfing was at and I guess they saw the talent that I had.
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Courage doesn't mean you don't get afraid. Courage means you don't let fear stop you.
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Compassion can drive us to do amazing things and give us perspective.
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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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The end...is just the beginning
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I think it doesn't matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I'm going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It's not all about competing and being the best. It's more about having fun and just doing what you love.
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Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.
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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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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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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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