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Bethany Hamilton Resilience

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By the age 13 Bethany Hamilton was one of the best young surfers. All that changed when a tiger shark bit her achieve her surfing dream. The shark that attacked her was 15 feet long! After the terrifying shark attack, Bethany Hamilton demonstrated resilience by overcoming the tragedy to achieve her surfing dream. Bethany Hamilton stayed positive. She didn’t cry about not having her arm anymore. She was back in the water in 3 weeks! She didn’t have time to miss her arm. Bethany is courageous. She didn’t give up surfing. The attack mad her try even harder. She got back in the water, and learned, and trained to with only one arm. She was self-confident. She knew the shark attack wouldn’t change her.” she was still the same Bethany.” She stated

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