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Bethany made a choice that throughout everything she went through, surgery, the possibility of not being able to surf ever again, she was always optimistic, never looking for the worst, but always for the better.

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Bethany Hamilton made a choice in her life that after her accident, she was still going to keep on surfing.

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Since Bethany wanted to be a pro surfer, she spent at least 3/4 of the day at the beach, making not so much time for school. Her parents were surf nuts too, so they understood how she felt, so her mother volunteered to home-school her, giving her more time for the beach.

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Bethany had a very strong connection to her Christianity. She always believed strongly in God and Christ, and that They were there to help guide her along her very tough journey.

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Bethany Hamilton has LOTS of perseverance. Even after her tragic accident that drastically changed her life forever, she still kept surfing because she loved it.

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Bethany Hamilton was tough because when it seemed like her life had no more purpose to her, since it looked like she may not be able to surf again, she kept her hopes up, she was never pessimistic, she would pray, and she would always concentrate on the better, not on the worst.

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Bethany Hamilton was very optimistic. After the attack, while she was in the hospital the doctors said that there was a big chance that she may never be able to surf again, but instead of believing them, she always thought that there was hope.

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Bethany Hamilton is ambitious. This is because, she always went out on the toughest waves, kept surfing after her attack, and always tried new things.

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During Bethany's attack, she didn't feel much pain, just a few tugs on her arm. Then, the water around her became a deep red color. Through all of this, she managed to stay calm, with just one thought in her head, 'get back to the beach.'

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A  big turning point in Bethany's life was her first time surfing. This was a big turning point because she went on to become one of the greatest surfers EVER.

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In 2005, Bethany won the National Title for surfing, in the NSSA (National Scholastic Surfing Association), which opened the doors for her to enter many more professional surfing contests.

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A turning point in Bethany's life was when her movie, Soul Surfer, came out.

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A great turning point in Bethany's life was when she got her sponsor, Rip Curl. Rip Curl provided her bathing suits, surfboards, and many other things. On the day of Bethany's attack, she was wearing a shiny metallic blue Rip Curl watch. She sometimes thought that the shine of that watch was what attracted the shark to her arm.

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A HUGE turning point in Bethany's life was her tragic accident, when her left arm was bitten off by a shark.

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When Bethany's mother first got the call that her daughter was in the hospital and was attacked by a shark, she thought it was a prank, since Bethany was a huge trickster. When Mrs.Hamilton found out that it was not a joke, and her daughter had really been attacked by a shark, she burst down in tears, imagining the worst, like that Bethany was dying.

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Bethany never actually wanted to write a book about her life story, but her family and friends convinced her.

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Bethany has a perfume line called Stoked and Wired.

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Bethany's book, Soul Surfer, has sold about 285,000 copies and it made the L.A. times bestseller list.

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Bethany's accident happened on Halloween.