Landing It: My Life on and Off the Ice

by Scott Hamilton

Book Overview

The Olympic champion skater recalls his life, from a childhood spent fighting a disease that stunted his growth to eventual triumph in the 1984 Olympics and the later revelation that he had contracted... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575664666
• ISBN13: 9781575664668
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great book---BUY IT!

I have just finished reading Scott's book and feel as if he were sitting across from me having a long conversation....this is a great book. Any fan of ice skating, Stars on Ice, sports commentary, Winter Olympics, and/or overcoming numerous adversities--BUY THIS BOOK! Scott gives the insiders view to training for the Olympics and the politics of skating. He also devotes a touching chapter to Sergei Grinkov and Katia Gordeeva the former pairs skaters (Sergei died unexpectedly from heart problems, leaving his partner in skating/wife Katia and their young daughter.) A truly WONDERFUL book. I am looking forward to later years when Scott Hamilton writes a sequal!

An Entertainer's Guide to Survival

Scott Hamilton has written a heartwrenching and yet very positive autobiography. With all his energy and personality, Scott provides "hungry-for-detail" fans an exclusive ringside seat to what it must be like to be famous--and yet private. I think the only thing I regret is that he and Karen have not married and started having children. Not many significant others (much less married spouses!) will stay with someone who is diagnosed with a possibly incurable illness. Scott has always been my favorite entertainer on the ice, and it is so nice to see that he cares about the average "joe". You don't find that quality in stars--but in humans that are decent and sensitive. Thank you for your story Scott. God bless you.

Loved It -- very impressive!

This book was probably one of the best books I've ever read...it only fell a little short in the beginning of the Epilogue (which I thought was a little off track). I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever even heard of Scott Hamilton (or who hasn't) because we can all learn so much from reading it about life. This book was very thought provoking for me and I came away from it with a great deal. It was everything I expected and more. From the autographed cover to the last sentence this book was made with Scott's fans in mind and I can really appreciate that. Read the book, learn about Scott Hamilton, and you'll come away richer for it. I guarantee it!

Brought tears to my eyes

I have never really known much about Scott Hamilton (or any make skater for that matter) and this books demonstrates the immense sacrifices that he made to be where he is today. Though recommended for readers that have an appreciation for the sport, it is an easy read and completely heart-felt. Scott has an incredible gift for touching many lives and this book tells you about how he uses this gift on and off the ice. Telling the story about one of the most genuine and pure people you will ever read about, "Landing It" brought tears to my eyes on more than one occasion as well as giving me a new outlook on the skating world that I so admire. It was a true privilege to learn more about this incredible person.

Scott Hamilton Not Only Lands It, He Nails It!

This is by no means a self-serving autobiography, it is a journey that Scott Hamilton takes his readers through. Scott has somehow managed to be an objective spectator of his own experience and takes the reader on a tour that is both revealing and refreshing in its honesty. Here is the history about a common, everyday person facing hardships, obstacles and losses juxtaposed with fame and fortune. This is a story about the yin and yang of tradegy and triumph. In this book, Scott reveals some of the politics of the Olympics and his feelings about the rules governing figure skating. He wears his heart on his sleeve throughout the book. The emotions (good or bad) that he has experienced are all in there for you to read. He, also reveals some of his love interests. I was surprised by one of them!This book is a MUST read for Scott Hamilton fans, friends and anyone facing challenges. This book is a MUST read for any figure skating fan! For Scott Hamilton to have authored this book must have taken a great deal of soul searching. I applaud him for this book, as I have everytime that he has taken the "ice" since I first saw him in 1979.Kudos to you Scott, wherever you are!