Book Review - The Great 8 by Scott Hamilton
I love to read and when I had the opportunity to read such an inspirational book, I couldn't pass it up.
As you all know who Scott Hamilton is - beloved Olympic skater who suffered through testicular cancer and a brain tumor - he has a story to tell and it's not just his battle with these devastating illnesses, but how his faith, his profession and these experiences have given him peace...happiness.
He wrote this book in a sit-down-and-chat-with-you kind of way and to me, this is the best way of hearing his story...
On the cover of this book it says: "How to be happy even when you have every reason to be miserable." He has found his own way to happiness and put it down in such a way as not to be a guru or teacher, but through stories of his career and how what he learned from skating was his inspiration for overcoming life obstacles, of maintaining healthy relationships, and how to live a life of happiness.
In his story, you find he had suffered through the horribleness of testicular cancer first. When it seemed he was illness free, he resumed 'living his life' sans cancer, which he believed was his comeback, and even wrote a memoir of his life to this point in 1999. Devastation struck him again in 2004 - a brain tumor.
Through his highs and lows, he developed The Great Eight outlining what he found to be his fundamental secrets to being happy and wrote this book in hopes that these eight will be ours as well.
His story can be an inspiration to all. Even when things are going bad, or you are in a down time of life, happiness can still be found.
The key to all our success and happiness is to trust Jesus Christ. Scott had to trust his coach’s judgment, and instruction. He could not have succeeded on his own.
The best part of this book is his honesty. He's telling his story and sharing it in hopes to inspire others - plain and simple.
I highly recommend this book for yourself or as a gift. It's uplifting, encouraging, sometimes devastating and sad, but most of all, it's a wonderful nonfiction that anyone - in good times or bad - can connect with one way or another.
As you all know who Scott Hamilton is - beloved Olympic skater who suffered through testicular cancer and a brain tumor - he has a story to tell and it's not just his battle with these devastating illnesses, but how his faith, his profession and these experiences have given him peace...happiness.
He wrote this book in a sit-down-and-chat-with-you kind of way and to me, this is the best way of hearing his story...
On the cover of this book it says: "How to be happy even when you have every reason to be miserable." He has found his own way to happiness and put it down in such a way as not to be a guru or teacher, but through stories of his career and how what he learned from skating was his inspiration for overcoming life obstacles, of maintaining healthy relationships, and how to live a life of happiness.
In his story, you find he had suffered through the horribleness of testicular cancer first. When it seemed he was illness free, he resumed 'living his life' sans cancer, which he believed was his comeback, and even wrote a memoir of his life to this point in 1999. Devastation struck him again in 2004 - a brain tumor.
Through his highs and lows, he developed The Great Eight outlining what he found to be his fundamental secrets to being happy and wrote this book in hopes that these eight will be ours as well.
His story can be an inspiration to all. Even when things are going bad, or you are in a down time of life, happiness can still be found.
The key to all our success and happiness is to trust Jesus Christ. Scott had to trust his coach’s judgment, and instruction. He could not have succeeded on his own.
The best part of this book is his honesty. He's telling his story and sharing it in hopes to inspire others - plain and simple.
I highly recommend this book for yourself or as a gift. It's uplifting, encouraging, sometimes devastating and sad, but most of all, it's a wonderful nonfiction that anyone - in good times or bad - can connect with one way or another.
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