In 2010 she appeared on an episode of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Bethany Hamilton hopes to inspire others through her online course titled, 'The Unstoppable You. The inspiring pro surfer, who lost her arm in a shark attack at 13, announced the big news in an Instagram video. But I remember just feeling so weak and completely out of shape,” she says., “Surfing really requires solid core strength for your balance and connecting the body. She made her World Tour debut in 2009, with her best result coming in 2016 when she beat then six-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore and, world No. For a little while when I was in the hospital after the attack, I thought I wouldn’t be able to ever surf again. At the age of 13, Hamilton experienced a shark attack while she was surfing, and it was a tragic incident. Fortunately, the doctor was living in a hotel nearby and could make it to help save Bethany. It’s been amazing to see how sharing my life story has brought so many people hope of all different ages.”, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable is out on DVD now. "It's just my mindset and my approach to the obstacle and thinking on what I can do and how you know what is possible versus, what's the challenge of it. On October 31, 2003, Hamilton, aged 13 at the time, went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai, with her best friend Alana Blanchard, Alana's father and brothers, Holt and Byron, when a 14-foot-long (4.3 m) tiger shark attacked her, severing her left arm just below the shoulder. And even today, the daily commitment is a continual journey.". Using her platform as a professional athlete to promote living a fit and healthy lifestyle, she authored the book Body and Soul in 2014. The early hours of the accident meant that a doctor had to be called to the rescue and rush to the hospital. I was pushing it with my sport and I was surfing better than ever. When surfer Bethany Hamilton was flung from her board in a heavy fall during the 2014 Women’s Pipe Invitational in Hawaii, the competition co-commentator took a sharp intake of breath. Includes photos, inspiration quotes, and life lessons from Hamilton, Bethany Hamilton, Adam Dirks, illustrated by Gill Guile. But at the same time I have a respect for the ocean,” she says, now a mother to two boys, Tobias and second son Wesley, born in 2018., “I wasn’t really worried. During subsequent media interviews, she confirmed that she felt normal when she was bitten and did not feel much pain from the bite at the moment of the disaster, but felt numb on the way to the hospital. It’s very second nature to what I do every day. "From chasing her toddler to chasing the biggest waves. At the age of 13, Hamilton experienced a shark attack while she was surfing, and it was a tragic incident. After losing nearly two-thirds of her blood, her life and future in surfing were anything but guaranteed. She was rushed to Wilcox Memorial Hospital. In 2004 she won the ESPY Award for the Best Comeback Athlete. In 2004, police confirmed that it was the same shark that attacked Hamilton. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Hamilton's mindset played a big role in her journey to the top of surfing. The surgery was successful, and Bethany had to stay in the hospital for a week to recover before eventually being released. 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Bethany’s whole ordeal would be enough to keep anyone away from the ocean forever, but her determination and love of the sport was a truly inspirational story. Bethany had no time to escape by the time the tiger shark attacked her, and suddenly her left arm had been severed just below her shoulder. Following the success of her story being told in the 2011 film Soul Surfer, a Kickstarter campaign was set up to raise money for the new documentary. As well as spending time with her family and helping to raise money for disabled children, Bethany has also become an inspirational speaker. The couple met in early 2012 after Hamilton was introduced to the youth minister by a mutual friend, and they were engaged in April 2013. “I actually got better [at surfing] while I was pregnant. The two were given a warm welcome to Huntington Surf and Sport where they were due to make their marks with wise words on cement. At the tender age of eight-years-old, Bethany came first place in the Rell Sun Menehune surfing competition.
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