My strength came from my relationship with Christ and from the love and encouragement of my family and friends.

I can't change it, That was God's plan for my life and I'm going to go with it.

Surfing is a huge passion of mine. I'm and addict to it in a sense. I think it is a good addiction. I spend about anywhere from two to eight hours a day in the water when I am home. I enjoy competing and traveling. I don't know, I just like being in the ocean and enjoying God's creation. Just the adrenaline you get and its good exercise you get at the same time.

None of us are going to have perfect lives. Our own vision of what we think is good maybe different from what He [God] thinks. And we forget that. We think we know what's best and we don't.

Like, with one arm I know I can surf, but competitive surfing can be really frustrating, and sometimes you don't do as well as you want to. It can be discouraging at times. But whenever I do get frustrated, I just focus on God.

That's really what ultimately matters - the emotions and feelings that you experienced and people around [whom] you experienced [them].

My belief is where I get my strength. When I'm struggling with something, I can go to him for help and I'm excited to share that.