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ESPN’s SportsCenter ‘My Wish’ show – July 20

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

ESPN’s “My Wish” segment featuring Bethany, Soul Surfer, AnnaSophia Robb and Kendall, an 8 yr-old who is battling acute lymphatic leukemia aired 07/20/11 on ESPN SportsCenter.

>> WATCH THE EPISODE HERE << (also you will see photos and read more about it)

*Kendall Curnuck — Riding the Waves with Bethany Hamilton.
Age: 8;
Hometown: Rockville Center, N.Y.;
Condition: acute lymphatic leukemia. 

Wish: To go surfing with Bethany Hamilton.
AIRDATE: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 on ESPN2 at 6:00pm
Kendall met Bethany on Waikiki Beach in Oahu, Hawaii, where they spent time getting to know each other. They rode together on a fire truck in Honolulu’s 4th of July parade. Kendall was also a special guest at the Soul Surfer movie “Sunset on the Beach” screening, where Bethany & actress AnnaSophia Robb presented Kendall with her very own copy of SOUL SURFER on Blu-ray! Two days later, on the island of Kauai, Kendall went surfing with Bethany where she stood up and rode to shore on her very first wave.


ESPN MEDIA ZONE- Can you imagine kicking a soccer ball with a player from the U.S. Men’s National Team, managing a Major League Baseball team for a day, throwing a football to a Heisman Trophy winner, or getting into the water with one of the top female surfers? Those are the sports-themed wishes granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation on ESPN’s sixth annual SportsCenter "My Wish," Sunday, July 17 through Wednesday, July 20.

Each wish will be the subject of a SportsCenter feature segment with the first debuting on the 10 a.m. ET edition July 17, followed by the remaining three first airing on the 6 p.m. telecasts.

Wishes include three-time Major League Soccer Cup champion Landon Donovan of the Los Angeles Galaxy (Sunday, July 17), the Minnesota Twins (Monday, July 18), Heisman Trophy quarterback Tim Tebow of the Denver Broncos (Tuesday, July 19), and professional surfer Bethany Hamilton (Wednesday, July 20). Emmy Award-winning reporter Chris Connelly will host the series for the sixth straight year, as ESPN chronicles sports-themed wishes granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

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ESPN Front Row- posted by Sheldon Spencer on July 20, 2011
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  • Julia

    Wow that is so kind Bethany. You are my true inspiration. I hope I can learn how to surf. I want to be a pro surfer like you. But I don’t really live close to a beach. But I still would love that. I hope I can meet you some day! God bless you and Kendall!

    Aloha,
    Your biggest fan/Julia

  • CAgirl

    One word: AMAZING!

  • Babiw2

    Ho, i’m from Brazil, and i really like you, and the things that you do for everyone ! tks to be this beautifull person

  • Wfasflyer70

    Bethany,
    when it was the first time i saw your video i cried!
    you are so brave:)
    i think that you are my favorite person in the world!
    i love you Bethany<3

  • Hannah

    dear bethany,
    you are an amazing woman who if everyone lost hope you never would, you are my idol, God bless you  and your family

  • Katie

    you have such a kind heart! i love what you wrote!

  • Katie

    you have such a kind heart! i love what you wrote!

  • Anonymous

    I would love to be able to meet you!!! i have seen the movie and i will admit……. i cried. Ever since the movie i have talked about you non-stop. my family used to get annoyed. i saw your book in a store and begged my mom to get it. i read it all day and all night. i would die if i met you!! you are the person i look up to. i always beg my mom to let me surf. my parents are thinking about getting me my first surfboard! i want one like yours! when the movie came into theaters my mom asked me if i wanted to see Rio or rango and i said no i want to see soul surfer! so i hope you come down to florida. 

  • Anonymous

    I would love to be able to meet you!!! i have seen the movie and i will admit……. i cried. Ever since the movie i have talked about you non-stop. my family used to get annoyed. i saw your book in a store and begged my mom to get it. i read it all day and all night. i would die if i met you!! you are the person i look up to. i always beg my mom to let me surf. my parents are thinking about getting me my first surfboard! i want one like yours! when the movie came into theaters my mom asked me if i wanted to see Rio or rango and i said no i want to see soul surfer! so i hope you come down to florida. 

  • Anonymous

    I would love to be able to meet you!!! i have seen the movie and i will admit……. i cried. Ever since the movie i have talked about you non-stop. my family used to get annoyed. i saw your book in a store and begged my mom to get it. i read it all day and all night. i would die if i met you!! you are the person i look up to. i always beg my mom to let me surf. my parents are thinking about getting me my first surfboard! i want one like yours! when the movie came into theaters my mom asked me if i wanted to see Rio or rango and i said no i want to see soul surfer! so i hope you come down to florida. 

  • Anonymous

    my address:

    2240 Oak Shadow Ct.
    Oviedo Fl, 32766     
      
    please write. i would at least be happy to talk over letters or skype

  • Anonymous

    hi Bethany,
    I’m Katie. I’m 12 years old and I love you! you are such an inspiration to me. I look up to you! I a one of your biggest fans. I saw your movie and I hate to admit…………………………….I cried. Its made realize what I have and how grateful I should be to have what I have. I have your book, I was in a book store and all of a sudden in the corner of my eye I see a red, white, and blue surfboard. And immediately turn my head and grab the book. I showed it to my mom and she said I wouldn’t read it then I had to start begging. Finally she got it. But that didn’t hold me over very long. A few days later we went on an 8 day cruise. As soon as we got off the cruise we went to Target. And guess what I saw? SOUL SURFER!!! I grabbed it and showed my mom. She said we could get it and I was excited. I mean over joyed!!!!! Well ever since the movie I have wanted to surf. I might even get a surf board!! I want one like yours!! 

    2240 Oak Shadow Ct.
    Oviedo FL, 32766

    PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write!                                                                

                                                                                   Katie Gross

  • http://caterpillartobutterfly-rachel.blogspot.com/ Rbuchner

    This is so amazing!! I’m so glad you made a girls dream come true  you are an amazing person keep up the good work. 

  • Debandhan

    hi bethany you were so brave 2 get back in the water after what happen 2 you i’ve been buging my mom to get me a surf borad but shewould not get me 1 but now i am going 2 earn  money 2 get a board wish me luck

  • Easthegiant

    Hey Bethany I live in Virginia Leesburg I’d love it if you could come down if you get the chance. God bless.

  • 2lijit

    Awwwww… so sweet.

  • Camryn, Kendall’s sister

    hey bethany its camryn, kendalls sister.

    She had so much fun seeing you at the ny screening of soul surfer. 
    I love coming on here and seeing all of the comments about kendall’s make a wish trip. it was so much fun and I loved learning how to surf with you! 

    I am really inspired about what people have been writing on here… Kendall is almost done with treatment and I have not lost sight of hope yet! My family and I finally see the light at the end of the long tunnel, and once we get out we are gonna keep driving until we’re outta gas! 

    Thanks so much to everyone who made this possible! We love you all!

  • Lizzy

    Thanks so much that means a lot

  • Lizzy

    hahahaha a yam my name is lizzy too and i live in mass

  • Lizzy

    even know i live in mass i found a surf program to ride jump waves. I am going to be asking for a surf board for my bday oh and bethany if i end up being a pro surfer or become a surf nut you will be even more important to me and how is that possible. Your faith and everything covers over half my heart

  • Lizzy

    pleaase tell your sister i am hopeing the best for her. she is also a biginsperation like bethany. She is lucky to have a sister like you and you should tell her to go on the fan club because everyone can talk to her and she will feelvery goo, Im just saying.

  • Lizzy

    pleaase tell your sister i am hopeing the best for her. she is also a biginsperation like bethany. She is lucky to have a sister like you and you should tell her to go on the fan club because everyone can talk to her and she will feelvery goo, Im just saying.

  • Lizzy

    pleaase tell your sister i am hopeing the best for her. she is also a biginsperation like bethany. She is lucky to have a sister like you and you should tell her to go on the fan club because everyone can talk to her and she will feelvery goo, Im just saying.

  • Lizzy

    your a big part of my life like family. You will always have a big chunk of my heart. Knowingyou is an adiction

  • Lizzy

    your a big part of my life like family. You will always have a big chunk of my heart. Knowingyou is an adiction

  • Lizzy

    your a big part of my life like family. You will always have a big chunk of my heart. Knowingyou is an adiction

  • Lizzy

    bethany you inspred me to not care about what people think about me. About two months ago i broke my leg and was put in a wheelchair. I had to use a lift togo up and down the stairs. Im in fourth grade in a scool with 4th 5thand 3rd graders. Every time i went down the halls in the wheel chair or rode the lift 3rd and 5th smetimes 4th graders wold laugh or wisper as theywalked up the stairs to go to lunch. I would use cruches at home and outin resteraunts and stores but thats it. When i was at six flags i was aloud toride stuff even roller coasters but when someone saw me they would laugh,stare.point or wisper about me.Once i was at a candle stor and this person would not stop asking what happend and looked at me like i was paralized. I finaly replied skateboarding but it was annoying awnewring the same queswstion 52 times soat school i started sayingweird things like i hit a car when i was driving or i fell of a roller coasrter. I was surprised 3rd graders belived me so i stoped awnsewring bethany you have taght me how to turn a bad thing in to somthing fun. I admit i actuly started hopeing everyone would ask so i could saw a funny thing.I dont care if throughout the rest of fourth and fith grade people think im weird or not normal but im not. Well i like to make people laugh because i like to make people have a fun time. Im perfectly healthy. I dontlike to hurt peoples feelings and most of all i lovebethany. If the kids in my school knew this i would never worry but they think im a weirdo thats extremly ill but i dont think there is any thing wrong with ill i justpretend that people know the actualy me when i hearsomthing mean or somthing that could be cept in someones mid

  • Lizzy

    my favorite holiday is towmorrow…THanks giving. Most kids like christmas but i like thanksgiving for the food,praying,and what we celebrate for…thepilgrims

  • Lizzy

    hey bethany i have to keep on thanking you for sharing such an inspireingstory with all of us. Im pretty sure most of us would have a little or a lot less faith without yourstory thatyou told the world. If you did not share your story i dk what i would be doing. You have helped me with lifetips with god and made me have more strenghth in god and fighting for stuff i belive that i can do. I am sooo exsited to surfi will ow u one and if im a famous surfer some day ill tell every one Bethany Hamilton inspired me to do all things even is it seems crazy. I just am sooo glad youshared yourstory and that is what i was thankfull for on thanlsgiving i said “I am thankfull for Bethany hamiltons story and faith i am Thankfull for all she can do” when i see this picture im like awww MY HERO Bethany Hamilton surfing

  • BEA

    AMAZING! I have watched this video like 7 times now I think! Kendall lost so much and then she regained all her strength from a couple of days with you!!!!
    AMAZING that’s all I can say … Thanks for uploading that video!

  • Djkoppe

    she will always keep up the good work and did you know annasofiarobb did not know how to surf so it was bethany hamilton who was surfing so she was in the movie so i just wanted to correct you on that one and my name is kayla and im 8 years old so you dont have to be like who the heck is this bye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • gia

    Bethany that is so nice of you to make that little girls wish come true!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • gia

    Bethany that is so nice of you to make that little girls wish come true!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Gaby

    one of my brothers friends was diagnosed with leukemia. She went through very hard years but finally recovered this past year. God has a plan for her just like he had a plan for Kendall

  • Boisestaterules

    Yo That is totally awesome that you granted someone wish to meet you. Also congrats on having a niece. I have two of them and they are a little delayed like I was when I was there age

  • Emily

    hi Bethany its Emily here and i would like to thank you for coming in my life. before i saw your movie i was prying to God saying i need help i don’t understand what people are talking about in church i need to know more. and then you came into my life. and now i am in love with you :) and now i’m mad because the don’t make posters of you but if they did you would not see my wall because you would be all over it. i would REALLY REALLY love to meet you. but if i do i will cry and have the chills. will you please email me or comment back i would really like to have contact with you i love you so much :) <3  

  • breezesurfer

    Bethany is so awesome!!!!!!!

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