How Maui shark bite girl Bethany Hamilton learned to fly…
Roughly fourteen years ago, a little teenage girl called Bethany Hamilton had her arm bitten off by a tiger shark.
Read a dramatic account about that here.
A decade later, as BeachGrit was being spat out of mammy’s womb, I got a ten-second clip sent to me via text from Bethany’s then-manager asking, “Is this any good?”
The clip showed Bethany landing a frontside air in Fiji.
Creed McTaggart, who was also privy to the clip, had fallen off a chair, yes literally, saying, “What the one-armed fuck!”
I was in the international airport at Los Angeles at the time and said that the exclusive on this clip would make our traffic soar, announce us to the world etc.
It didn’t.
As we quickly learned, it is far easier to repeat news than to create it. Seven hundred and sixty five views and zero comments.
Recently, the air resurfaced as the hero moment of Aaron Lieber’s film Unstoppable, “Bethany’s complete and untold story that follows her journey from childhood into motherhood – the ups, downs and her powerful resilience against all odds to become one of the leading professional surfers of all time. From chasing her toddler, to chasing the biggest waves, Bethany is continuously rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete.”
It ain’t bad. Movie comes out sometime in the US summer.
No one cast sin upon you at birth, but you were born with a sinful nature. If a baby dies he goes to Heaven because he never chose to ‘wilfully’ sin. But when you reach an age of accountability, of reasoning, and wilfully sin, choose the wrong path, the wrong actions, you separate yourself from God, and that is when you need to ask for forgiveness.
Maui girl? Com’on Reilly get your shite straight. KAUAI GIRL kook
Cant wait for Chris Cote to get his arms around this one (sorry, but Channelbottom made me do it) as this is a 180 at best with a revert. See BG story below. I think they call this a crossover in the TV and Radio world. 180 or 360, still a move that I can’t do.
CHRIS COTE: “ALBEE’S AIR IS A 360!”
https://beachgrit.com/2018/…
you’d think so, but apparently skaters call that a 360. They have a hard time with math though.
Kuai not Maui
Bethany is the toughest surfer I have ever shared the water with.
And that includes laird and a lot of other uber macho men.
There is nothing to forgive. Free love man. But, you will need to spell Jebus correctly.
Nup can’t see any compliments from this mob
Heal me Jebus!
Jebus forgives you but only if you buy 10 x magical power bands.
In the near future, when rich folk start having limbs amputated and replaced with superior bionic ones, Bethany Hamilton will likely be world champion.
Or dead. Depending on how near the future is.
I mean, fuck, weren’t we all promised hoverboards by now? And by that I do mean real Michael J Parkinsons ones, not shitfuck fake exploding Chinese deathtraps that don’t actually hover.
Re;the guy preaching saviour:Christianity: The belief that a cosmic Jewish zombie who was his own father can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and drink his blood, whilst telepathically accepting him as your master, so he can remove an an evil “spirit” that is present in all humanity because some naked lady was convinced by a talking snake to eat a magic apple.
Fuck yeah dude. I want you as my pastor.
Have you met Wiggs?
I don’t think anyone here has in person, to their knowledge or admittance!
You already have a spirit, a soul, that’s going to live forever, the question is, will it be in Heaven or Hell? Jesus died on the cross so you could have a chance to ask for forgiveness and make it to Heaven.
Prove it
Goddammit I love Latin binomials.
If she had two arms, she’d probably be the best women surfer ever, for real.
Twillsy, is Glaceo kadindingdong another supernatural creature?
I googled it; it’s the tiger shark’s real name. Turns out Tiger Sharks are quite the hipsters.
Well I think some of the Glackadinglewhatsits were aumakua, therefore supernatural.
Good work Batman. I was too tired to google it.
I only googled it bc Twillsy’s use of the word “Galeocerdo Cuvier” made me think it was was a fancy Brazilian underarm deodorant or a type of caviar.
But honestly, based on the 3 times I saw a bonafide tiger shark in the water, I definitely understand how they could be considered supernatural, at least not from my world.
…whats google?
It’s the answer to all of mankind’s questions. In the olden days, Google had various titles, such as “shaman,” “priest,” “father,” etc.
“All have sinned and fallen short”. Like I said, forgiveness is a free gift, but only in the name of Jesus.
K. Then he’ll do.
I don’t care – whoever comes thru with goods.
He’s free too, right ?
Forgiveness is a free gift,
if your sincere and ask to be forgiven in the name of Jesus.
Fuk mate – I believe.
We all do – born again, all of us.
Hey, can I combo my bets through you and add an odds on with budda and mohammed ? Coz that’d be good – save having to shop around.
I think these comments would thrive on Kook_Of_The_Day.
What about in the name of Baby Jebus? Does the Baby Jebus name have the same power as the Adult Jebus name?
He makes twenty poopy diapers from one.
And that’s a lotta shit wrapped up in one small swaddle !
His poor mother. Trying to empathise here.
Aw fuk – him too !
Got a 3 way bet going here.
One of you bastards better show astro some love.
I’m def asking Jebus for the lottery.
I’m sincere, I’m a askn, hear me.
I’ve forgiven all those filthy fucken cunts who’ve transgressed agin me.
Really, I have.
I feel a song comin on …
“Oh, Lord wontcha buy me a Mercedes Benz …”
Praise Jebus!
Correction—Its ‘Jesus’ in your heart. Seems some of you guys at Beachgrit could use a a little forgiveness. Its free– but you have to be sincere, and ask for it.
Jesus Fucking Christ I’m sick of you sky-fairy pesterers. Grow some brain cells.
Thou shall not fault the brainwashed, for they know not that they’ve been brainwashed. For if they knew, they’d be sheep, and their world would tumble. Would be cool though if one day a powerful god came to earth and smited all the idiots. That’d be great, I’d pray to that dude: “hurry up already!”
Yes, Jesus Christ, he died on a cross for you, (channelbottom), and the world, so we could have a way to be forgiven of our sins, but you have to be sincere and ask to be forgiven.
Hey Tommy! I’ve got the Bronze Age on the phone, they want their primitive belief systems back.
The only thing CB has to pray for is forgiveness for his Portuguese.
Its fucken atrocious and he shall be smote down with full vengeance for that.
Hallelujah!
o filho mítico que está cheio de buracos tem muita porra de explicar para fazer para todos os seus seguidores bestas.
why’d he make it so complicated? I mean, couldn’t the creator of the world have just saved the hassle and come down as a giant talking Llama or something? If I’m god, I don’t think i’d choose to implant myself in a virgin, walk the earth for 20 years and then get nailed to a cross just so the people I created would worship me and ask for forgiveness for sins that I cast upon them at birth without them doing anything wrong themselves. In truth, god sounds like a huge dick.
No one cast sin upon you at birth, but you were born with a sinful nature. If a baby dies he goes to Heaven because he never chose to willfully sin, but when you reach an age of reasoning, of accountability,
and willfully choose to do the wrong thing, you separate yourself from God, and that’s when you need to ask for forgiveness.
I want to learn to do an air too, does Beth coach?
she’s likes the tube and doing airs and she is a tough as a person could be.
it would be difficult to find a more inspiring person.
Wow, I thought tunnels was on kauai and I live here!! What the fuck?
less publicity the better, right? let them think Maui
Good point!!! Thought I was struggling to understand an inside joke or something!
im prettty sure he is joking. her story is pretty famous everywhere
Does she know she’s from Maui?
She do now! It’s close to Kauai, yes?
Maui, Kauai, what the hell’s the diff?
About 150,000 trustafarians
Kaui
a chunk of sea…