Ok Honestly, I thought The Great Eight was not so great. Not bad mind you, but not great. It was chock full of personal stories about Scott Hamilton, most of which I found interesting. All of which were at least somewhat relevant to the point he was trying to make in any given chapter. The basic of the book is how to be happy. And Scott says that there are 8 rules to live by that will put you in place to be happy regardless of the circumstances. Who wouldn't want to know that right?! The great 8 are derived from lessons he learned while learning to skate and through difficult times during his life. They are:
1)Fall, get up and land your first jumps
2)Trust your Almighty Coach
3)Make your losses your wins
4)Keep the ice clear
5)Think positive
6)Win by going last
7)Learn a new routine
8)Stand in the spotlight and do your best.
All of these are very good principles to live by and ones that I think are valuable for people to learn. Scott Hamilton is a phenomenal skater and a very courageous person and you really get to see that come through I thought that it seemed like he was trying too hard to be a writer, which he isn't. All in all there were some really great lessons to be learned from reading this book, though I wouldn’t suggest it all in one reading. This is one of those “digestible” books. And I wouldn’t expect a gripping read or a masterpiece.
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