Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton, an inspiring surfer who was a pro surfer but was not fortunate to have a perfect physical. Her parents are both good surfers especially her father who trained her well to be so inclined in this sport. Having the passion for surfing, Bethany was too often in the salt waters which brought her to her unfortunate day in her life. She was with her friend and her family, surfing in one of a close-by beach from their town. All of a sudden a shark attacked her and biting off her left arm which almost took away her life.

Having courage and ebullience, she struggled through her life being handicapped and learned to adapt to it. She definitely was thorn down and almost gave up. But, she went for a field trip to Phuket which was terribly hit by the Tsunami made her realize that there were many younger children who are suffering even more painful situation in life. She then started to appreciate her life even better. She lost in few competition after losing her arm but she work-harder than usual with her father's help. She did not care about the risk she would have to face but to have the thought of not surfing anymore made her more scared rather than dying. Her father even assisted her by modifying one of her surfing boards to be more appropriate for her current physical situation.

During the finals, she tried her best but time was running out and her rival already achieved the highest points in the match. But as she had not much time left, she sensed a good wave approaching her. She went all-out to catch that wave and perform her best. However, her points was not counted since the time-limit was over but she did better than the actual winner. Her rival however felt that she was the actual winner and gave her the trophy and she was so happy with her achievement.

You may watch the true life-story about Bethany Hamilton : Soul Surfer. It is so inspiring. You may also visit the official website for further information http://bethanyhamilton.com/