WEBVTT - Catch a Wave with Pro Surfer Bethany Hamilton!

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was put in the ocean before I

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<v Speaker 1>could walk. I do vividly remember like one of my

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<v Speaker 1>surf contests when I was like five years old, I

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<v Speaker 1>think it was, and just remember like the water being

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<v Speaker 1>so blue and pretty. Once I got older, I got

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<v Speaker 1>started surfing more serious waves. So I started going up

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<v Speaker 1>to the deep water waves where you can't stand on

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom, and you know there are bigger fishes out there.

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<v Speaker 1>I am known as a professional surfer. I lost my

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<v Speaker 1>arm when I was thirteen years old, and I continued

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<v Speaker 1>surfing after that, and so I'm like one of those

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<v Speaker 1>rare humans that surfs with one arm, and I just

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<v Speaker 1>love what I get to do. You know, when life

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<v Speaker 1>gives you lemons, make lemonade. So that's kind of me

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<v Speaker 1>in a nutshell.

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<v Speaker 2>You're listening to Bethany Hamilton, an amazing pro surfer who

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<v Speaker 2>has won tons of compet titians all over the world.

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<v Speaker 2>She's the star of very inspirational movies like Soul Surfer

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<v Speaker 2>and Bethany Hamilton Unstoppable, and today she's chatting with us

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<v Speaker 2>on Growing Up. Welcome to Growing Up, the Lingo Kids

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<v Speaker 2>podcast that encourages kids to dream big and discover who

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<v Speaker 2>they want to be.

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<v Speaker 3>We're on the coasts of Peru, a country in South America,

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<v Speaker 3>right in front of the Pacific Ocean, and here waves

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<v Speaker 3>can get big, very very big.

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<v Speaker 4>Look at dad, Maxie. Those ways are kind of scary,

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<v Speaker 4>aren't they. No worries they won't reach us. It's just

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<v Speaker 4>a movie. Here, have some popcorn, but don't tell mom

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<v Speaker 4>about it, Okay, good boy.

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<v Speaker 3>Just off the coasts of Peru, some fishermen go out

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<v Speaker 3>to catch fish, but they don't do it alone. They

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<v Speaker 3>ride on special boats called kabahitos, which means little horses.

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<v Speaker 4>Ah cool name. I bet it's because they're riding the

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<v Speaker 4>boats like if there were horses. Get it, Maxi.

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<v Speaker 3>And this right here is one of the oldest kinds

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<v Speaker 3>of surfing in the whole white world.

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<v Speaker 4>Surfing, No way, surfing is like skateboarding, but in the water, Maxi.

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<v Speaker 4>I's not only people in Hawaii surfed. You know, Hawaii

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<v Speaker 4>is an island and they have so many waves over there.

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<v Speaker 4>I love that at school.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yes, far far away in the Pacific Ocean on

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<v Speaker 3>the island of Hawaii. Surfing has also been popped for

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<v Speaker 3>centuries only. Instead of kabaitos, the ancient people of Hawaii

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<v Speaker 3>used to make surfboards.

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<v Speaker 4>Look, MAXI the surfboard is that wooden table that man

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<v Speaker 4>standing on. Yeah, I'd paint my surf for Neon Green two.

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<v Speaker 3>For ancient Hawaiians, surfing wasn't just something they did for fun.

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<v Speaker 3>It was how they felt close to the ocean, which

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<v Speaker 3>was sacred for their culture.

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<v Speaker 4>So cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Today, surfing is popular in many countries around the world.

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<v Speaker 3>Some people even allow their dogs to surf, and let

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<v Speaker 3>me say they do it pretty well.

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<v Speaker 4>You're right, Maxie, you've never been to the beach before.

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<v Speaker 4>You'll have so much fun. I love building sand castles,

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<v Speaker 4>splashing in the water and swimming. Oh this time we

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<v Speaker 4>can try surfing.

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<v Speaker 3>But remember, if you want to try surfing yourself, first

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<v Speaker 3>seek help from a grown up coach or a pro surfer. Gotcha,

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<v Speaker 3>Now go catch some waves.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay day is officially on.

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<v Speaker 5>Hi Louise.

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<v Speaker 2>Enjoying the Go Forward movie theater.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, Emily, quick question, do you know anything about surfing? Mmm?

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's super fun and I know that waves

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<v Speaker 2>can be very challenging to ride too.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I just watched this movie about the history of surfing.

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<v Speaker 4>Now I want to go to the beach. So Maxie

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<v Speaker 4>and I can surf. Problem is, well, we've never surfed before.

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<v Speaker 4>Can you help us out please?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, lucky for you, I know a real surfing expert.

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<v Speaker 4>You mean, like someone who has an actual surfboard, more.

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<v Speaker 2>Like someone who's inspired millions with her surfing. Her name

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<v Speaker 2>is Bethany Hamilton. She has won tons of surfing competitions

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<v Speaker 2>and she's been surfing since she was a little kid,

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<v Speaker 2>kid like me. That's right. Why don't we go meet her?

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<v Speaker 4>Of course I want to meet a super duper surfer

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<v Speaker 4>rock star. Okay, Massey, this is big. We're talking actual

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<v Speaker 4>surf advice from an actual surfing person. Of course, I'll

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<v Speaker 4>ask Bethany about surfing dogs too.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go then, welcome to our very own talking game show. Today,

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<v Speaker 2>we are speaking to the one and only Bethany Hamilton.

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<v Speaker 2>Bethany is a lifelong pro surfer and she's also behind

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<v Speaker 2>Beautifully Flawed Foundation, and together they help people who lost

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<v Speaker 2>arms or legs live happier lives.

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<v Speaker 4>Hi, Bethany, Aloha, Bethany Aloha.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Bethany Hamilton, Derek's I am known as a professional surfer.

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<v Speaker 1>I lost my arm when I was thirteen years old.

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<v Speaker 1>And I continued surfing after that, and so I'm like

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<v Speaker 1>one of those rare humans that surfs with one arm

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<v Speaker 1>and I just love what I get to do.

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<v Speaker 2>You are a rare human being indeed, who started surfing

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<v Speaker 2>when you were a baby, right.

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<v Speaker 1>I was born and raised in Kauai, Hawaii, and I

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<v Speaker 1>still live there, So I pretty much grew up on

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<v Speaker 1>the beach as my playground, the ocean as my playground.

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<v Speaker 1>Both my mom and dad surfed, and same with my

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<v Speaker 1>older brothers too, so we were just a surfing family.

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I was put in the ocean before I could walk,

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<v Speaker 1>and by the time I was like eight or nine,

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<v Speaker 1>that's when I really like started catching my own waves

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<v Speaker 1>and gaining more confidence in the ocean and just having

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of fun out there.

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<v Speaker 5>What a fun childhood.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, do you remember the first wave you ever served? Bitsany?

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<v Speaker 1>I do vividly remember like one of my surf contests

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<v Speaker 1>when I was like five years old, I think it was,

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<v Speaker 1>and just remember like the water being so blue and pretty,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's these funny moves you can do on a surfboard,

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<v Speaker 1>like they call it a dying cockroach.

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<v Speaker 4>Dying cockroach, Maxie, please don't eat one, please.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't recommend it either anyway. What's the dying cockroach move?

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<v Speaker 1>Like, Bethany, So you lay down on the surfboard on

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<v Speaker 1>your back, and then you put your legs in the

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<v Speaker 1>arm and like kick them up and down and look

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<v Speaker 1>like a little cockroach on your back. And then another

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<v Speaker 1>thing you could do is like you're on the board

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<v Speaker 1>and you do a spinner, so you spin in a

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<v Speaker 1>circle and then you land back on your feet.

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<v Speaker 4>They sound so much fun. I want to try them. Wait,

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<v Speaker 4>but Bethany, the ocean is so full of sea animals

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<v Speaker 4>and see things, and it's just so much sea. Weren't

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<v Speaker 4>you scared of it as a kid.

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<v Speaker 1>When I was little, I was surfing in really shallow water,

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<v Speaker 1>so if I fell off my surfboard, I could stand

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<v Speaker 1>right up. It wasn't like I was going out into

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<v Speaker 1>the deep blue, and I wasn't worried about sharks or

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<v Speaker 1>fishes or anything like that because the environment that my

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<v Speaker 1>parents brought me to is super inviting. Once I got older,

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<v Speaker 1>I got started surfing more serious way, So I started

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<v Speaker 1>going out to the deep water waves where you can't

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<v Speaker 1>stand on the bottom, and you know there are bigger

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<v Speaker 1>fishes out there.

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<v Speaker 2>And around that time is when you had your accident.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, Every surfer thinks about sharks at one point or another,

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<v Speaker 1>but you never think it's gonna actually happen to you.

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<v Speaker 1>But I'm one of those rare humans that it happened

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<v Speaker 1>to you.

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<v Speaker 4>You're a super strong surfer. Like, how did you even

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<v Speaker 4>keep surfing after the shark attack?

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<v Speaker 3>You know?

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<v Speaker 1>And when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of me in a nutshell.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh lemons, aren't they sour?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, Louise, lemons can be sour. But what Bethany

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<v Speaker 2>means is that when tricky stuff happens, it's like getting

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<v Speaker 2>sour lemons, right, But if you squeeze lemons and then

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<v Speaker 2>add a bit of sugar, you get a delicious drink

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<v Speaker 2>like lemonade. The same thing is in life, when life

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<v Speaker 2>gets tricky, you can get something good out of a

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<v Speaker 2>bad situation.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, I get it. I'll remember it. When life gives

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<v Speaker 4>you lemons, make lemonade. There you go.

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<v Speaker 2>That's such a valuable lesson, don't you think. Yeah, And

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<v Speaker 2>of course you got back to surfing even after this

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<v Speaker 2>horrific accident. How was it to go back in the ocean.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my goodness. Well, honestly, the first session I had

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<v Speaker 1>after I lost my arm was probably one of the

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<v Speaker 1>most memorable days I've ever had in the ocean. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I had a lot of fear, thinking like I might

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<v Speaker 1>not be able to surf with one arm, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I went out there just willing to try, willing to

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<v Speaker 1>put myself out there, willing to do something really hard.

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<v Speaker 1>And the first few tries I fell and fumbled off

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<v Speaker 1>the board and it felt hard and scary.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, that sounds really hard. What or who helped you

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<v Speaker 2>believe you could do it.

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<v Speaker 1>My dad was there and he's like, hey, now that

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<v Speaker 1>you have one arm, you got to do things a

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<v Speaker 1>little different. And so next wave, I put my hand

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<v Speaker 1>in the center of the board, whereas normally you put

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<v Speaker 1>both hands on the side rails, and it was just

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<v Speaker 1>a small little wave, and I popped up and rode

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<v Speaker 1>that wave all the way to the beach and just

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<v Speaker 1>had the best tears of joy and like a feeling

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<v Speaker 1>of accomplishment, like Wow, I just did it, Like I

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<v Speaker 1>just surfed with one arm. And then from then on

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<v Speaker 1>it was like there's no turning back, like let's go,

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<v Speaker 1>We're doing this. It just felt kind of healing and

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<v Speaker 1>like I didn't have to lose my greatest passion or love.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a true example of courage and believing in yourself, Bethany.

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<v Speaker 2>And after all that hard work, you became an actual

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<v Speaker 2>pro surfer in competitions? What does it take to be

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<v Speaker 2>a pro surfer?

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<v Speaker 1>So when I was younger, when I was about nine

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<v Speaker 1>years old, I joined my local team and they offered

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<v Speaker 1>a surf coach to coach us once a week, and

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<v Speaker 1>so we'd go and run heats, like pretend like we're

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<v Speaker 1>surfing in a competition with each other, and our coach

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<v Speaker 1>would judge us and give us feedback and give us

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<v Speaker 1>tips on how we can, you know, get better at

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<v Speaker 1>our sport. My parents would also film me out there,

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<v Speaker 1>film me surfing with a camcorder, and so I would

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<v Speaker 1>go home and watch the footage after. I'm so grateful

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<v Speaker 1>my parents would do that.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey, my dad does that too. He records me all

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<v Speaker 4>the time.

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<v Speaker 2>I bet he says things like you'll love this when

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<v Speaker 2>you're older.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, just like that. Wait, how did you know, Emily.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a mom too. I do the same with my kids.

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<v Speaker 4>Cool, So recording all the time to be a pro

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<v Speaker 4>surfer check what else do we need to do to

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<v Speaker 4>be pros Bethany.

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<v Speaker 1>There's little details like figuring out your surfboards.

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<v Speaker 4>Really, why are surfboards so important?

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<v Speaker 1>Some surfboards work better than other surfboards. So sometimes I

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<v Speaker 1>would only ride a surfboard three times and then I

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<v Speaker 1>would either sell it or give it back to the shaper.

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<v Speaker 1>And then even the type of fins you put on

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<v Speaker 1>your surfboard, so that's on the bottom of the board,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's what helps you turn the surfboard. And there's different

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<v Speaker 1>types of fins you can use.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, No, dude, a cool night like me has to

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<v Speaker 4>ride a nice surfboard.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, sometimes I would color on them, or I'd let

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<v Speaker 1>my friends who are really good artists color them. I've

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<v Speaker 1>even let my children now that I'm older and have children,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's always sad because at some point or another

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<v Speaker 1>they get old and kind of die or the waves

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<v Speaker 1>break them, and you're like, no, don't die on me surfboard,

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<v Speaker 1>and so yeah, you definitely have to take good care

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<v Speaker 1>of them.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't imagine how many waves you've ridden with your surfboards, Bethany.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, do you dream of riding like the super duper

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<v Speaker 4>perfect wave. Bethany.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, there's there's one wave and this will probably surprise

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of you that it's in Namibia, Africa. There's

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<v Speaker 1>an incredible wave there that I've been dreaming of surfing

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<v Speaker 1>for like ten years. But it's such a far journey,

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<v Speaker 1>and the wave is also very rare, like, it doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>always work, it's not always breaking, it's not always good,

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<v Speaker 1>and when it's good, it's like a ten out of

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<v Speaker 1>a ten, and you can get what is called a

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<v Speaker 1>barrel where the wave breaks over top of your head

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<v Speaker 1>but you stay inside of the wave and it's like

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a little tunnel cave and it's the coolest

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<v Speaker 1>feeling ever. There's this barrel that you can have for

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<v Speaker 1>like twenty seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh I bet those twenty seconds feel like forever.

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<v Speaker 1>It does. It truly does feel like an eternity, Bethany.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have any tips to learn how to surf

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<v Speaker 2>for people who don't live near the ocean.

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<v Speaker 1>The first big challenge you have in the ocean is

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<v Speaker 1>just being able to catch the waves. It looks so easy,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's actually really hard, and it's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>learning to read. First you learn your letters and then

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<v Speaker 1>you learn little words, and then you learn big words,

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<v Speaker 1>and then you read big books. So if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>live near the ocean, first learning how to swim super strong,

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<v Speaker 1>like kind of try to be an Olympic swimmer, so

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<v Speaker 1>to say, like swim one hundred laps or something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe fifty will be sufficient.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, swimming one million laps to become a pro surfer.

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<v Speaker 3>Check.

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<v Speaker 1>Another tip I would say is if you can learn

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<v Speaker 1>how to skateboard, so a lot of skateboarders will get

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<v Speaker 1>really good at surfing, and so everybody can access skateboarding.

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<v Speaker 1>You can buy a skateboard and learn how. I recommend

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<v Speaker 1>wearing the pads because when you fall in the ocean

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't hurt so bad, but when you fall on

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<v Speaker 1>cement there can hurt really bad.

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<v Speaker 4>Noted wearing pads when skateboarding so it doesn't hurt. Check.

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<v Speaker 2>You got a good list of tips there, Louise Bethany,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for this wonderful and inspiring chat. Louise, what

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<v Speaker 2>did you learn from today's interview?

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<v Speaker 4>Wow, Emily, I can't believe anyone in the world can serf.

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<v Speaker 4>If you want to be super good at surfing, you

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<v Speaker 4>have to practice swimming a lot. You also have to

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<v Speaker 4>have a good surfboard for you. And if you're far

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<v Speaker 4>from the ocean, you can try skating to practice. Oh

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<v Speaker 4>and the biggest best ways don't come all the time,

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<v Speaker 4>but if you keep trying and practicing, you'll catch the

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<v Speaker 4>most awesome wave ever.

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<v Speaker 5>That's on point, Louise.

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<v Speaker 4>Maxie, we can go to the beach right after our

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<v Speaker 4>game show.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I think we can actually play it on the beach, Louise, really,

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<v Speaker 2>where are we going? We're going to the beach. Bethany,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to join us?

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<v Speaker 1>Cool, that's my favorite place in the world. Let's do it.

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<v Speaker 4>Let's go, Maxie. We have some waves to catch, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone, welcome to our very special well surf Trivia.

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<v Speaker 5>At the beach.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got the legendary Bethany Hamilton with us and we're

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<v Speaker 2>testing her surfing knowledge today.

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<v Speaker 4>Maxie definitely looks ready, Maxy, don't bury your leash in

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<v Speaker 4>the sand.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, here's the first question, Bethany. Back in nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>fifty nine, there was a brave fifteen year old girl

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<v Speaker 2>surfing the super scary why Mia Bay in Hawaii. She

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<v Speaker 2>was the first woman to do it. What was her name?

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<v Speaker 2>Was it a Sally surfboard, B Linda Benson or C wavy.

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<v Speaker 5>Windy Linda Benson. That's correct.

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<v Speaker 2>Linda Benson also became the first woman to be on

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<v Speaker 2>the cover of a surf magazine. Go Linda, do you

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<v Speaker 2>know much about her?

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<v Speaker 1>Actually, my surf history is not too good, but I'm

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<v Speaker 1>glad I got that one right.

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<v Speaker 5>Awesome?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, next question, Which of the following are types of

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<v Speaker 2>waves surfers ride? A point breaks, b reef breaks or

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<v Speaker 2>C beach breaks, all of the above.

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<v Speaker 1>I literally I surf all of those all the time.

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<v Speaker 1>So I love reef breakes because the reefrekes are more predictable,

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<v Speaker 1>and so you can kind of make a map out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can know your map and position yourself really accurately,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's really a lot easier to catch the waves.

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<v Speaker 4>Emily Maxie wants me to ask the last question.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, go ahead, Louise.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, here I go. There was a rescue dog

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<v Speaker 4>named Abby Girl, and she became the dog that surfed

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<v Speaker 4>the longest wave ever in twenty eleven. What kind of

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<v Speaker 4>dog was she was? She A an Australian kelpie, B

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<v Speaker 4>a German Shepherd, or C a labrador.

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh, I'm gonna go with see a labrador.

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<v Speaker 4>It was actually a an Australian kelpie. Oh have you heard

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<v Speaker 4>about Abby Girl before? No?

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't, but I have seen a lot of surfing dogs.

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<v Speaker 1>But I love like seeing surfing animals. There's even a

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<v Speaker 1>surfing pig out here in Hawaii I have seen over

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<v Speaker 1>the years.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh. Now I want to go to Hawaii just to

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<v Speaker 4>surf with a surfing pig. Emily.

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<v Speaker 2>That'll be so much fun. And I hope you had

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<v Speaker 2>fun with our game show, Bethany. Great job with all

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<v Speaker 2>those questions.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, thanks for playing with us today, Bethany. See ya.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, of course, my pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I think Maxie is ready to hit the water.

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<v Speaker 4>All right, MAXI, I got the surfboard ready. You want

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<v Speaker 4>to ride some waves? I'll go first.

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<v Speaker 2>Chout, Louise. Maxie looks more ready than you are.

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<v Speaker 4>I've got this. You're are good?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh Louise, are you okay?

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<v Speaker 5>That we've came out of nowhere?

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<v Speaker 2>Emily, Now it's Maxie's turn.

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<v Speaker 5>Looks like Maxi's a water dog.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh good night, never gives up. I'm gonna be a

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<v Speaker 4>surf master. Just watch.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh good job, Maxie.

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<v Speaker 4>I have to stay on this board for more than

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<v Speaker 4>two seconds.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't worry, Louise, We've got plenty of time. Thanks for

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<v Speaker 2>tagging along on this episode of Growing up all about surfers.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember little listener, dream big, and always stay curious. Louise,

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<v Speaker 2>Are you ready for more adventure?

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