She only had the use of one arm when she was a 16 from a shark attack while surfing the ocean to win a gold metal. After the attack her family and friends rushed her to the hospital to fix up her shoulder that no arm was connected too. She was losing a lot of blood at the time on the way there. After going through the hospital doors she fainted. Beyond hours later, she won't up in a hospital room. When the doctor came in she found out since she didn't have arm and she wouldn't be able to win that tournament that was coming up. She was so disappointed. But that didn't stop her from giving up on her dream. She found out she can serf. While everybody was telling her not too, and that she wouldn't be able to make it, she refused on what they said and won the tournament. She was so happy of herself and so was her parents. She thanked her parents for helping her through her career and what she noted to do.