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Hannah Vocals - 6 years ago

There is no way that doctor knew what he was talking about it was God who gave her no pain Amen?

Nell Adamus - 6 years ago

Soul surfer the movie Is ab here

Ashlyn Pepper - 6 years ago

I watch your movie it was so good

Leanne Lee - 6 years ago

She wasn't in pain because she was in so much shock

Eli Corp - 6 years ago

I'm going to go out on a limb (no pun intended) and say that I would definitely not go back in the water after a shark ate my arm. Somewhere Darwin is smiling and saying "see, I told ya".

Kimberly Bailey - 6 years ago

I feel so bad for you I'm going to be like you when I grow up my brother died he got hit by a train it was last weekend I feel so bad for you

Alexander Edward Pytko - 6 years ago

I still remember that news story on tv about a 13 year old surfer girl who lost her arm in a shark attack. It was later confirmed that it was a tiger shark. A family of fishermen caught and killed a tiger shark about a mile away from where the attack happened. There was surf board debris stuck between it's teeth and the debris matched the missing section of Bethany's surf board, so it was confirmed that the shark the fishermen caught was indeed the same one that attacked Bethany.
I thought to myself, "Well this girl probably won't surf again without both arms to balance on a surf board." Boy, did she prove me wrong. I commend her for that. She's now an incredible surfer even with only one arm. She's indeed an inspiration to many.

Cyrell Cisneros - 6 years ago

Wow this is crazy :O

《PattiRose》 - 6 years ago

and now her story was turned into a movie

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Maximus W - 6 years ago

No pain at all?!

Nora Stack - 6 years ago

Maximus W She was in shock, when you experience something like that, a stabbing, or a gunshot wound you can’t feel pain. You just lose consciousness

Maximus W - 6 years ago

Who saw the movie, Soul Surfer?

Annette Welborn - 6 years ago

it's called adrenaline, thats y it didn't hurt off the bat

Gracee Carriker - 6 years ago

Would u feel pain when u got ur arm bit off by a shark? If u did where would u feel the pain at?

Sara Lavender Gacha Studio - 6 years ago

I love oprah

Sara Lavender Gacha Studio - 6 years ago

She is on a song called The campion I listened to it in school 2018 6 June

Playlist factory - 6 years ago

I knew that already because I read a book called:shark's:and there was a page with all the stoy

Proyecto el 1 Porciento - 6 years ago

I love the movie

Erika Luleå - 6 years ago

You do not feel pain, because the body produce its own pain medicine to help you survive the situation , until you are helped and safe and the body can relax, then the pain will kick in.

Hannah Vocals - 6 years ago

Wow when she said she had no pain at all l thought you know what l think it was God

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Tim Rubin Halcomb - 6 years ago

I must admit it, when I seen this it made me so angry that I wanted to go out and start definning sharks. When I seen this I developed a strong aversion toward those filthy creatures. She is so awesome. Personally, I wish I could rid this world of all of the bad things. I know people say it's not the shark's fault, but whether that's true or not, this still happened, and I think it's wrong. I am a vegan because I am an animal activist, and besides, the animals that I used to eat actually do not harm anyone. I really didn't realize how wrong I was for taking part in that evil, and now the rest of my family calls me weird. I am the only vegan in my family. I have been one for around four years now, and I feel better about my self than I have ever felt before. I love NICE people, and I hate seeing great people like this brave young lady being hurt. She is so awesome.

Toxic_waste_universe - 6 years ago

y'all bring knifes while swimming

Elizabeth Minott - 6 years ago

She’s so calm about it, great example that God only gives us what we can handle if we put faith in him

Praveesh - 6 years ago

May god bless her with whatever she wants to achieve

Lost - 6 years ago

She sounds drunk

Cait Rickard - 6 years ago

Or God kept her from pain

Amanda Nixon - 6 years ago

She gives me sooooo much strength!!

Krystal smith - 6 years ago

Shock will take ur mind off the pain ! She's remarkable

Ariella Stoltman - 6 years ago

She is so calm, that’s amazing

splucy - 7 years ago

I was walking around in Bali on a holiday and saw a lot of commotion inside a surfwear store. We saw a girl seated, signing autographs and having photographs with fans. My cousin was like OMFG THAT IS BETH HAMILTON. I was like wut!? I didn't recognise her.

She told me about Bethany, so then we went to a pirate DVD vendor (as there are many in Bali) bought the movie 'Soul Surfer', watched it that night and wow... what a woman! Very inspiring story.

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SillyTube - 7 years ago

Is she back on board to lose another arm? Nothing to be proud about this, safety is no 1 priority. Do surfing in safe area, or we should make protective clothing that sharks cannot bite through.

Cmajor - 7 years ago

dont worry guys, looks like she's all right now.
ba dum tiss

TheActs Of Crazy - 7 years ago

My class watched this

Ronoo - 7 years ago

this is the soul surfer backstory girl?? Wow she is so lucky she survive!

Blu - 7 years ago

No. Pain. At all???

timtak1 - 7 years ago

In 2013 she got married, in 2015 she had a son, and last year, in 2016, she came in 3rd in the Fiji Women's pro-surfing event, "Fiji Pro"

Sarah tuilaepa - 7 years ago

Omg she is from soul surfer

MariaLeBlanc - 7 years ago

13?!!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!? SHE WAS 13 WHEN SHE LOST HER ARM!? OML

LB - 7 years ago

Incredible girl.

Philip Mcauley - 7 years ago

If i got my arm ripped off, I would never get into the water again

rich mac - 7 years ago

her story is like a real shark MOVIE

Starry Nite - 7 years ago

i met her at our hotel christmas party ,i told her i read about her story in a book and how inspiring she is blah blah blah and asked for a picture she said yes but she's not very welcoming ,i was embarassed

The Super Christian - 7 years ago

Starry Nite What do you mean by 'she was not very welcoming'?

Alannah Beeman - 7 years ago

I love how your friends name is alannah because my name is alannah too. lol. ❤❤❤

Vanessa Valdovinos - 7 years ago

bethany you are my idol i love you you are great.

Brooke Pickles - 7 years ago

She has something in her mouth

Delusional Optimist - 7 years ago

Yeh with regards to the no pain point...I once had my finger chopped off and didnt realise till I saw something red on my hands..your body goes into shock. I felt a tingling sensation in my stub at most. But anyway, what an amazing inspirational girl. Was happy to find out today that she is married and has a child.

Leah Lloyd - 7 years ago

Almost every shark attack victim video which I have watched so far have said that they felt no pain at all when losing a limb. I wonder why this is? Is it it due to the shock that they are in that their bodies somehow block out the pain? Or is it generally just because their limb is no longer there meaning that it cannot feel pain?

auot ukun - 7 years ago

I'm just a stupid random guy who doesn't know about surfing and this amazing girl inspired me and she is amazing. You are amazing Bethany.

Emily Fernandez - 7 years ago

i watched the movie

Ronell Juggernath - 7 years ago

God can do amazing things

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Elvis Prestley - 7 years ago

Stephanie you are an inspiration to me for I am suffering dearly and my life I have a victory toryglen brain tumor and I need a hip replacement and sweetheart I'm in constant pain 24 hours 7 days a week sometimes the pain is so in Deer in my head and in my legs but now the pain is entered into both legs I am 53 years old I'll be 54 soon in May I was born originally on Mother's Day the 8th of May I'm a true Mother's Day baby gift I'm in pain my dear very badly in pain I have never ever in my life so it must be wild it must be fun and must be exhilarating but as it is I have not even started yet to even do something like that I've tried body surfing in the Caribbean which was fun but I'm going to look at you and always think of you your kindness and your heart full of gold specially got guts to come up and tell everybody in the world what you are suffering with and I did hear about a certain power thought it would Hauser that allows limbs to start growing and I did hear about other doctors attaching other people's arms to bodies that would allow this person to have the arm back you can find that you can find that kind of surgery on YouTube there's always ways to get your arm back God intended this look into this and see what you want to do with your life I know you would like to have your arm back and you kept I can hear you probably crying now why did this happen to me well I can remember myself when I was eight years old with a friend of mine in Collingwood climbing the tallest mulberry tree eating mulberries all day long time and that day it rained so bad it was just an unexpected rain and it made the tree wet very wet and when I came down next thing I know I was going in between the branches and I'll just bouncing off every single branch and tell one branch stuck in the side of me and I was sitting there for a while with a branch was inside of me until the branch gave way and I fell pretty well let me tell you a pretty good amount when I hit the ground I had no wind in my body but when I got up and they took me to the Collingwood hospital this stick had missed every artery in my body unfortunately it was good for me there's a lot of things that we're going to go through life that we do not understand day by day hour by hour but life still goes on like I'm not going to give up my struggle but there are times I want to quit my medication because I'm getting sick and tired of taking it first I beat it and then it comes back with a a vengeance and it comes back with a vengeance and it's bad man oh man it suks this new utub

Jillian Kammermayer - 7 years ago

I LOVE YOU BETHANY

monica bilicic - 7 years ago

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 . I believed the plan of God was to make this verse shine through her life so we all remember it can all be done through Jesus Christ.

Tracy Johnson LeVeque - 7 years ago

You go girl!!!!

Óver DøZ - 7 years ago

she's cute betheny Hamilton we love you

cole simons - 7 years ago

so positive she grew up into a beautiful woman

brie bella - 7 years ago

she is so brave she a sweetheart love her so much

Celeste Bosch - 8 years ago

great

Sea Of Sin - 8 years ago

What a fine young person, so brave and positive.

anonimo - 8 years ago

amazing story

Rae Baby01 - 8 years ago

no pain!!!???

Lanna Holler - 8 years ago

Rae Baby01 it was probably cause she was in shock

Ga Gabriel - 8 years ago

God bless you, Bethany. Your faith saved you. You are an inspiration.

Syed Mubashir Ali - 8 years ago

Love her hair

It's._lana X - 8 years ago

When she said alannah I nearly died

Lilli Todd - 8 years ago

The reason she didnt feel pain because her nerves where where lost and that stopped it from hurting

Erika Luleå - 6 years ago

And the natural pain medicine of the body. that the body produce itself. (Because the skin can feel pain itself) because the skin has pain receptors.

Ashlyn Nerison - 8 years ago

wow that's awesome

Zaira Larsen - 8 years ago

Didnt someone make a movie about a girl that got attacked just like that and came back to surf???
well I loved that movie, maybe it was based on her! >3<

BETH RIP - 6 years ago

Yeah it's called soul surfer.

BeamzLightz - 6 years ago

L Starr you’re basically calling her stupid..

Bex Keene - 7 years ago

Eckra sweetz the movie is everything that happen. to her

kkl vlogs - 8 years ago

Zaira Larsen they did

Amanda Nixon - 8 years ago

Zaira Larsen soul surfer and it was about her

Zaira Larsen - 8 years ago

+Kenneth Monfil Wich comment and No <.<

Kenneth Monfil - 8 years ago

+Zaira Larsen did you realized something at the time you were posting your original komment?

H Helen - 8 years ago

+Eckra The name is Soul Surfer.

shellyslioneyes - 8 years ago

+Zaira Larsen It is the same girl...This is the girl who they made that inspirational movie about!!!!

Zaira Larsen - 8 years ago

+mangotitan inc oh ok xP

L Starr - 8 years ago

+Zaira Larsen because she's an amazing person and I wanted to see what she went through

Zaira Larsen - 8 years ago

+mangotitan inc mhm ok... then why did you watch it.. :/

L Starr - 8 years ago

it was stupid

Daisy22 - 8 years ago

It was based on her

Zaira Larsen - 8 years ago

+Melissa Reynolds :o Thanks so much! I will try find it and buy it ;D

Melissa Reynolds - 8 years ago

+Zaira Larsen Soul Surfer.

Zaira Larsen - 8 years ago

+Eckra Yeah! I think so aswel! She is such a brave girl!

Eckra - 8 years ago

Yeah there was! I cant remember the name though. The movie was great and i think it was based off her..

kade kud - 8 years ago

I love her shes amazing and inspired me to surf

Kawaii Grommet - 8 years ago

+kade kud same! Except I'm going to learn later this year!

Pablo Raul - 8 years ago

her voice jesus christ

cocainecowboy17 - 7 years ago

lmfao

Solo Gals - 8 years ago

I like how she points this arm. The one that isn't there anymore.

Chloe Stephenson - 6 years ago

That One Gamer Girl Called Brie also she got her nerves ripped out of her arm.... Jesus ain't saving anyone let her be

Chloe Stephenson - 6 years ago

Ga Gabriel no it's because it was a shark attack... It's called shock and speed

That One Gamer Girl Called Brie - 8 years ago

ikr she belives in jesus Christ so jesus saved her!

Ga Gabriel - 8 years ago

She strongly have faith in Jesuschrist. That´s why. Great inspiration, amazing agree!!

TheHabboClown - 9 years ago

i've heard the same thing with a lot of shark attack victims, they don't feel pain and i have heard that it's because of the speed that the shark goes and the sharpness that it cuts through the bone. One of the shark documentaries i watched, the surgent said that he couldn't do as good as of job at cutting through a human arm with surgical tools and sharks do with their teeth.

Supergirl Gamer - 6 years ago

Take into the account the amount of bite force the Tiger Shark chomped down to even just sever most of her arm, taking bone with it too.

Hadleigh Pierce - 6 years ago

That's really interesting... do you think part of it could be the trauma? Like it happens so suddenly that you don't even have time to register the pain, it's just covered by shock.

Dazlin Smith - 6 years ago

It’s also because of the shock

Effie Manyós - 8 years ago

+Gabriella Galletta Maybe their strength is really important to be THAT good, not just their teeth per se. Idk maybe :O

Gabriella Charlotte - 8 years ago

then they should use shark teeth for surgery

Brookie Bug - 8 years ago

That's really interesting!

prettydancer920 gamingchannel - 9 years ago

Your a true hero

Michaela Johnson - 9 years ago

she never gave up she put her self in God's hands

Renee Leone - 9 years ago

she is not a hero she is what she is doing lol

yandere puppet chan h - 9 years ago

Her name is Bethany Hamilton she's in my book

Nolasmo28 - 9 years ago

Bethany Hamilton

RexGal - 9 years ago

"Look under your chair and find a new pair of BRACES!!" -Oprah

Doctor J. Dinkle Headass - 9 years ago

Who else came here from the book?

Kenneth Monfil - 8 years ago

+Michael Griffin do you know that your komment has nothing to do at "ALL!!!!!!!!" with the question that "Eagles Attack" posted?

Michael Griffin - 8 years ago

WE LOVE YOU BETHANY AND PROUD OF YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP DONT EVER GIVE UP AND NEVER STAY DOWN

jassi1005 - 8 years ago

me!

Ga Gabriel - 8 years ago

She had and has strong faith in Jesuschrist! yes, she is an inspiration from God. God bless her, and God bless you too.

Rita Malik - 9 years ago

Amazing hero, ....a real hero

aidsjah - 9 years ago

So cute.

Random Dreams - 9 years ago

love her !!!

peligro20 - 9 years ago

she is pretty

Honesty Little - 9 years ago

She is a very inspiring person

H E - 9 years ago

Soul surfer is about her:)

RabbitFootedKitty - 9 years ago

At least she didn't lose her right arm

Katelyn wouldn'tyouliketoknow - 8 years ago

+ItzJusticex3 It's not hard, however, I say that as being left handed so...

Katelyn wouldn'tyouliketoknow - 9 years ago

+Gurn Blanstein not trying to be rude, but, now, she's probably not if she was... Sorry, not trying to be rude, just had to throw it out there.

Gurn Blanstein - 9 years ago

+Tankerman lol How do you know she's not left handed?

Angela Harrison - 9 years ago

Yea I hope she wasn't left handed, if that was me I would be screwed because I do everything with my left hand

Lynda Arroyo - 9 years ago

Im reading your book you made I have proof you were 13 when it happened

Mom MD - 9 years ago

She is pretty !

WOW - 9 years ago

I saw the movie. It was ok, I think. The commercials made it look much more exciting. She seems really childish though. The girl in the movie was much more mature.

Nicole Jarel - 7 years ago

ellamae it was a beautiful and Bethany was only 13. Anna sophia was 18 while plying Bethany.

Daisy22 - 8 years ago

+sophia and annasophia was 18 when she played so she acted her own age

sophia - 8 years ago

+Emma N No, they didn't add the fact that she was like 13 when she got attacked lol, 13 year olds back then act way different from now.

Emma N - 8 years ago

It's a really good movie, it's just they picked the wrong people to act

catherinerg1 - 9 years ago

Because of the actress that plays her shows her as more mature

sophia - 9 years ago

Isn't this an old interview...

Samantha Veale - 9 years ago

She was only about 13 when it happened, so she was a child..

Shania Major - 9 years ago

Soul surfer

AirFire18 - 10 years ago

I like her :)

Olivia Makinson - 10 years ago

She's so awesome on Amazing Race. She and her husband are my favourite team <3

Ethan Playz - 6 years ago

yea she was

Dazlin Smith - 6 years ago

Olivia Makinson that’s how I first heard of her

fatkun - 10 years ago

I watched the movie about her called soul surfer

charlotte panda lover - 7 years ago

Hamiltrash 1776 me too

Maya Drumwright - 7 years ago

Hamiltrash 1776 I loved that movie

SWAGGY SUPER DRUMMER DUDE BRUH - 7 years ago

Hope likes food I watched the movie and now I'm reading the book , the book is a lot better than the movie beacaus it tells more of the story

prettydancer920 gamingchannel - 9 years ago

+Quinn Anderson same

Gamer Gal - 9 years ago

I love the movie.She never gave up.Inspirational Story

Lois Dimmock - 9 years ago

I saw that too in Netflix !!! Grew movie !!

matt hansen - 9 years ago

+megan hope She's the Silver surfer?

Kailah Robinson - 9 years ago

I love that movie

Anita Wright - 9 years ago

me to

Delaneys channel - 9 years ago

Same

Adrianna Marie - 10 years ago

I'm such a big fan of you Bethany and I love the movie Soul Surfer. <3

JOHN ACE GRANDE - 10 years ago

Everyone watch the movie soul surfer it is Bethany Hamiltons story!

Dexie Xo - 10 years ago

I've just realized anything is possible!!!

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Bruce Powell - 10 years ago

She's a brave one, and very noble.

CrazyLassi - 10 years ago

Wow!! My guru.

Patrisha G - 6 years ago

CrazyLassi ukkl

Kaytlyn Byrd - 10 years ago

That's so freaking crazy I love the movie soul surfer and this is the real girl!!

Thunder Bird - 10 years ago

It was the adrenaline.

tinymouse - 6 years ago

I don’t think we feel pain until we look at it or realize it, because I had to get stitches and it never hurt.

Da-chicken Bockbock - 6 years ago

Endorphins

Wendy Smith - 6 years ago

Thunder Bird Definitely. I sliced off the tip of my thumb and there was blood everywhere, but no pain at all when it happened.

Bronwen Milne - 7 years ago

are you ok?

Kale Ling - 7 years ago

Brain be like, "You know there is an urgent problem? Good. Pain sensation blocked."
Amazing how the body can function.

Ezzy - 9 years ago

and she probably was in shock

Toxxaluvier - 10 years ago

BOSS!!!

Kara Morgan - 10 years ago

I Love Bethany Hamilton!!!

Persephone Chryssocheris - 10 years ago

She Is a very brave girl.

Calleigh Wilson - 6 years ago

Persephone Chryssocheris. Yes that's right

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