Bethany Hamilton

Soul Surfer I chose to research on Bethany Hamilton. I chose her because she is very inspiring. I think this because many people doubted her and told her that she wouldn’t do anything she could do before she lost her arm. In the following paragraphs I will tell you about Bethany’s life before and after the attack. Bethany Meilani Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. Her parents are Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton. Bethany has two brothers, Noah and Timothy. Noah is eight years older than Bethany and is married to Becky. Timothy is four years older than Bethany and is married to Kyah. Bethany and her older brothers were taught to surf at a very young age. She started competitive surfing at the age of 8, and at the age…

Her name…? Bethany Hamilton. Bethany Meilani Hamilton was born on February eighth, 1990 in Lihue, Hawaii. Her parents are named Thomas and Cherilyn Hamilton and she isn’t an only child, She does have two older brothers Noah and Timothy Hamilton. Living by the beaches, Bethany and her family had a passion for surfing, She became a professional surfer at the age of 11, She even ranked second place in the open women's division of the “National Scholastic Surfing Association”. On October 31st, 2003…

Bethany Hamilton is an inspiration to many people across the world. The young athlete once said, “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.” This is important because it shows how she doesn't want to let what happen to her change the way people look up to her and what she does. Overall Bethany is a very brave young surfer who won't let anything get in the way of what she…

Bethany Hamilton is a brave courage’s woman was born on the 2.8.1990 in Lihue Hawaii. She first learnt to surf alongside with her mum and dad Thomas R. Hamilton and Cherilyn Hamilton. Her first ever real surf contest the Rell Sunn Menehune in Oahu Hawaii in 1998. A year after that her first ever major surf contest the rip curl and Tim Carroll surfboards in 1999. She was sponsored by angel eyewear and gallaz shoes and she rapidly climbed up the surfboard ranks to amateur in surfing competition…

There is an average of 20-30 shark attacks per a year, and somehow Bethany Hamilton was one of the unluckier ones to be apart of those attacks. Bethany was encouraged by her family and God yet she struggled through many difficulties in life. After this tragic attack she uses her accomplishments to inspire faith and hope to be able to surf again. Bethany was born in Hawaii and raised in a surfing family. She began competitive surfing at a young age. At the age of nine she had earned her first…

At the age of thirteen Bethany Hamilton's passion was being on her board. She grew up in Hawaii with her parents that also loved surfing as much as she did. At such a young age she was on her way to becoming a surfing star. Unknowingly Bethany had a couple of roadblocks ahead of her. October 31,2003 she was on the water practicing, while resting on her board with her left arm dangling in the water a 14 foot Tiger Shark bit off her arm from the armpit down. She lost 60% of her blood and went into…

The inspiring story of Bethany Hamilton, a young champion surfer who lost her arm in a shark attack, has hit the big screen. The biographical movie, ‘Soul Surfer’, is based on the true story of Bethany Hamilton, was released on April 8 in 2011, starring Anna Sophia Robb, Helen Hunt, Dennis Quaid and Carrie Underwood. Director Sean McNamara explains that ‘Soul Surfer’ is all about "the feisty unwavering attitude of a girl who never stopped believing in herself, her family or in the sheer…

At age 13 Bethany Hamilton acquires a serious accident while surfing. “It came, literally, out the blue,” says she. Having no warning with the waves rolling minute and innocent, not a sign of riskiness showed. Bethany remembers relaxing on her board with her left arm hanging in the cool salt water thinking, “ I hope the surf picks up soon…” Then it had happened. Within a split second she started feeling a lot of pressure while feeling a couple of strikingly fast tugs to her left arm. In…

globally. The well-known surfer Bethany Hamilton is a role model for everyone who hears about her, overall inspiring, and trusts in God through all she does. On October 31st, 2003, 13-year old Bethany Hamilton was out surfing with a couple of friends, when a 14-foot tiger shark bit off her left arm. After the attack, Bethany stated that: “I felt a lot of pressure and a couple of lightning fast tugs. Then I watched in shock as the water around me turned bright red. Somehow, I stayed calm. My left…

they overcome obstacles. Aimee Mullins and Bethany Hamilton are different because Aimee Mullins is confidence and Bethany Hamilton was first discouraged, however they both were determined which is significant because that influence other people to do what they love no matter what. Even though Aimee Mullins and Bethany Hamilton both have a missing amputation, it is important to see that In the end they managed to overcome the obstacles but at first bethany Hamilton felt that she could not…