Bethany Hamilton is a surfer from Hawaii. Beginning her career as a surfer with her first competition at age 11, she was an accomplished surfer and well-respected in the surfing world by age 13. She received attention from the mass media after her left arm was bitten off by a shark. This incident occurred on October 31, 2003. She has appeared on 20/20, Good Morning America, and Inside Edition. MTV Books will publish Hamilton's book, Soul Surfer, which describes how she recovered from the loss of her left arm to return to surfing.
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- "I can't change it, That was God's plan for my life and I'm going to go with it."
- "[She's] the most sought after teenager in the world. She's even surpassed Jessica Lynch." (NBC's Matt Lauer)
- ""What I'm trying to do is make this 15 minutes of fame into Brand Bethany Hamilton," (Hamilton's manager Roy Hofstetter )
- ""We're not into this for the money, but the opportunities are there and people want to know the story." (Hamilton's father, Tom Hamilton)
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