Bethany Hamilton Quotes
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.
Hamilton, Bethany, Rick Bundschuh, and Sheryl Berk. Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. MTV Books, 2004.
Bethany Meilani Hamilton is an American professional surfer who survived a 2003 shark attack in which her left arm was bitten off and who ultimately returned to professional surfing. She wrote about her experience in the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board. In April 2011, the feature film Soul Surfer was released. She also has a 2019 movie, Unstoppable, where she shows the struggles and happiness of her family.