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Bethany Hamilton has come a long way since her run-in with a 14-foot tiger shark on Halloween morning 2003 while surfing Kauai is North Shore. That attack left her with a severed arm, but did not stop her from pursuing her dream of becoming a pro surfer. Bethany got back on her board, continued surfing & now inspires people of all ages around the world. This gutsy 15-year-old wrote a best-selling book (''Soul Surfer,'' MTV Books), was featured on TV & in magazines, won 2004 Teen Choice & ESPY awards & in June 2005 captured her first national surfing title. Q: We all have fantasies about visiting Hawaii. What is it like to actually live there? A: It is pretty laid back. It is always beautiful, even when it is raining & it is always warm. Oh & u can go to the beach every day. That is the best part. Q: What was it like to write a book about ur life before u were even out of high school? A: It was a lot of hard work. But l was just happy to use it as a way to inspire people & share my faith in Jesus Christ. Q: After all that is happened, it takes a lot of guts to get right back into the ocean. Do u have any fears? A: l am always scared of what might be swimming in the ocean. But, when you're having so much fun out in the water, u sometimes forget about all ur fears & worries. Q: When do u wear ur prosthetic arm? A: I've found it much easier to do things without a prosthetic. It slows me down. l am way too active to take it with me & I've learned to do everything with one arm. Plus l am not self-conscious about having one arm & l do not have a problem showing off ''stumpy.''

For more infor on this brave tru hero go her web site at WWW.Bethany Hamilton.com, & best of luck with ur great roport.

She is a very inspirational and spiritual young woman. l read her book ''Soul Surfer'' and it is truly amazing the positive outlook she has and the impressive things she has done to overcome losing her arm in the attack. l recommend the book to anyone, surfer or not.

Like the previous poster said, check out her website for some great info on her. Click on the ''About'' section and it has a good bio and some quick questionaires.

Let is see: she rips and she has one arm. Oh yeah, she is really religious. Probably be on tour within the next two years. Pretty much sums it up. For more info go read her book or watch her movie,
http://walkingonwater.com/films/heart_of_a_soul_surfer.

had a run-in with a 14-foot tiger shark on Halloween morning 2003 while surfing Kauai is North Shore
Bethany got back on her board, continued surfing and now inspires people of all ages around the world
wrote a best-selling book ''Soul Surfer'' which won 2004 Teen Choice and ESPY awards
surfes with one arm