As his foundation’s site reported, Hamilton has won over 70 titles, including the gold medal at the Olympics, as well as four gold medals at the World Championships in 1981 through 1984, all in the Men’s Singles category. He was born in 1958 in Toledo, OH, and adopted by Dorothy and Ernest Hamilton, who were both professors at the time. A sickness in childhood stunted his growth, but he still started figure skating at nine years old and showed a natural talent for it.
Hamilton was diagnosed with testicular cancer in 1997, per the Scott Hamilton Cares Foundation. This was not only 20 years after his mother died of cancer, but they found brain tumors in Hamilton in 2004, 2010 and 2016. These experiences are what led him to start his foundation, as well as other education and survivorship programs.
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Quote of the Day by Scott Hamilton
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This quote appears in Hamilton’s 2008 book, The Great Eight: How to Be Happy Even When You Have Every Right to Be Miserable. It falls under the nonfiction, autobiographical category of books with a self-improvement spin. He writes about his time as a professional ice skater, sharing anecdotes and personal hardships, all while “revealing his eight secrets to finding hope in a life filled with challenges, difficulties and career-ending odds.”
Many would look at Hamilton at the time he published this book and see a very successful athlete. They’re not seeing all of the obstacles he went through, or the trials and tribulations he had to overcome to achieve his level of success. However, through his book—and in our quote of the day—Hamilton dispels the idea that he didn’t have difficulties. But because he was determined and lived this quote, seeing value in a challenge, he became a gold medal Olympian.
Pushing yourself to be the best version possible isn’t easy, but it’s so worth it in the end. And that’s essentially what Hamilton is saying with this quote. Most things that are worth accomplishing aren’t easy, but you should still do them.
More Quotes from Scott Hamilton
“It doesn't matter what the challenge is -athletics, business, romance, health, academics, the arts- the rule for getting up is the same. You just get up!”“You always have to keep things fun. if you don't, no matter how many awards you win or how much money you make, you will never be happy.”“The path to victory is the path you’re on. It becomes a path to victory the moment you decide it does.”“Have you ever stopped for a minute to think about how many things had to go wrong in your life for you to end up exactly where you are?”“Each movement is only learned after you've perfected the one before it.”Up Next:
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