I was sick I didn't grow I was a small single weakest I was this I was that I was a loser I'd fallen all these times I embarrassed myself

just all the bad things that happened but what I I started to figure out was that every single one of those failures

was a spectacular learning opportunity.

Well, quite the perspective from former Olympic champion figure skater Scott Hamilton, as he describes his many years of discouragement before winning a gold medal.

And that's a reminder that in our own disappointments and failures, we shouldn't give up. We never give up. We can learn and grow in those dark times.

This is focused on the family with Jim Daly. Thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller.

John, we spent some time with Scott Hamilton and learned a lot. Jim Daly, thanks for joining us. I'm John Fuller.

John, we spent some time with Scott Hamilton and learned a lot about his life.

I didn't know, I thought I knew, but I did not know as much as he expressed in our

taping together.

And one of the significant things we learned

was that his gold medal didn't satisfy him.

You know, the scripture talks about that,

but it didn't meet the need deep in his heart and he still had an empty spot that only

God could fill. Man do we hear that story over and over again and we're going to

unfold his story and God's involvement throughout his life as we talk with him today.

There are so many twists and turns in his experiences.

I think you're going to relate to so much of it and especially the behind the

scene stuff that Scott revealed to us. Yeah there was a lot of overcoming and

what a great conversation with him in front of some focused friends even though Scott

participated in the Winter some focused friends. Even though Scott participated in the winter games, of course, as a figure skater,

the summer games are getting underway and we decided this would be a good time to feature this conversation.

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