The Great Eight, Scott Hamilton
The Great Eight, Scott Hamilton
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The Great Eight
How to Be Happy (even when you have every reason to be miserable)

Author: Scott Hamilton

Narrator: Mark Smeby

Unabridged: 4 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 11/01/2022


Synopsis

Beloved Olympic skater shares his secrets to happiness on and off the ice.

Scott Hamilton has experienced the heights of accomplishment and the depths of disease, from winning the Gold to becoming a cancer and brain tumor survivor. But through his successes, struggles, and setbacks, Hamilton has never lost his trademark humor and honesty. More important, he has never lost his faith and optimism. How does he keep smiling?

In The Great Eight, Scott uses stories from his international career and personal life to describe the eight secrets that — through commitment and repetition — have helped him “clear the ice,” get back up, and “smile like Kristi Yamaguchi.”

“Scott Hamilton . . . lives his life as a champion. Everyone needs the positive message of this greatly inspiring book.”
~Kristi Yamaguchi, Olympic Gold Medalist

“I know and love Scotty Hamilton. You will, too, after you read this book.”
~William Shatner

“The Great Eight is an inspiration to us all.”
~Donald J. Trump

“It’s like my bud Scott says: ‘You can’t just skate through life and expect to be happy!’”
~Kevin Nealon, actor, comedian, Saturday Night Live alum

About Scott Hamilton

Scott Hamilton is a living example of good guys who finish first. He is a New York Times bestselling author, Olympic champion, cancer survivor, broadcaster, motivational speaker, author, husband, father, eternal optimist, and firm believer that the only disability in life is a bad attitude. For more than twenty years, Scott has inspired audiences around the world with the story of his life and how he has overcome adversities. He lives near Nashville with his beautiful wife, Tracie, and their four amazing children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne (In Search of Wonder) on June 16, 2024

I read it because I am a Scott Hamilton fan and I enjoyed it from that perspective. It's like a pep talk man to man with an older brother who's got your back. But mostly I enjoyed learning more about him as a person and the things he's experienced and what he's learned throughout his life. I loved t......more

Goodreads review by Kate on February 29, 2020

I love this book. I am a huge Scott Hamilton fan, and have been since he began making waves in the skating world all those many years ago. He has always just seemed like a nice person. And this book proves that he is. There is nothing ground breaking or earth shaking in this that I haven't heard bef......more

Goodreads review by Dana on November 29, 2017

I devoured this book and it’s message about positivity in one night. Nothing groundbreaking here, but a message and voice I needed to hear. I’ve always loved Scott Hamilton and followed his career and health issues with admiration. This book makes me admire him more.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on March 30, 2022

An encouraging book with lots of great advice. I would not recommend it for young readers because of some of the content.......more

Goodreads review by MK on February 09, 2019

I like Scott Hamilton. But this book was just ok. I appreciate that he has found a path that works for him by fully committing to a branch of Christianity but I was put off by his insistence that everyone will eventually come to the same conclusion. It's only a sentence here and there but enough to......more