The ocean roared with fourteen feet of fury as the tiger shark's jaws clamped down on thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton's left arm. In an instant, her surfboard turned crimson at Tunnels Beach, Hawaii. Sixty percent of her blood gone. One arm severed. Dreams seemingly shattered.

Yet 26 days later (not months or years) she was back on her board, riding waves as if challenging the very ocean that had tried to claim her. Within months, she shocked the surfing world by placing 5th in the Women's Open Division. The girl with one arm outperformed competitors with two, eventually defeating world champions who had never faced such adversity.