false 4253112 1 <p><strong>Olympic Gold Medal figure skater Scott Hamilton shares his eight secrets to finding happiness in the face of a life filled with challenges, difficulties, and career-canceling odds.</strong></p> <p>With never-been-told, behind-the-scenes stories from the skating world, personal challenges including testicular cancer and a brain tumor, as well as divine miracles, Olympic Gold Medal figure skater Scott Hamilton shares the secrets to his lifelong journey to find the silver (and gold) lining in the clouds of life. His life principles, fashioned into eight secrets that begin with the rote of learning to skate the figure 8, are the keys. Scott says, "Skating taught me how to be happy. I have always kept these eight as my own private, personal secrets that I practiced daily with repetition, focus, and discipline. Now I want to share them with the world."</p> 4300553 6 1 2009 The Great Eight: How to Be Happy (Even When You Have Every Reason to be Miserable) total:48|5:12|4:16|3:14|2:5|1:1| 48 177 82 28 1 0 false false Fri Jun 19 16:45:28 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 16:45:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 16:22:40 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 15:14:47 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 06:31:24 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 06:31:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 08:12:16 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 15:15:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 14:24:39 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 05:33:58 -0800 2009
I am (was) an avid figure skating fan. I have watched figure skating since just after the Battle of the Brians back in 1988. As a Canadian, I have followed the careers of Elizabeth Manley, Brian Orser, Kurt Browning, Sale and Pelletier, Bourne and Kratz and Elvis S...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 18 07:14:36 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 07:15:27 -0700 2009
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