Scott Hamilton is no stranger to adversity. The figure skater was on top of the world in 1984 when he won the Gold Medal at the Sarajevo Olympics, and in the the years following, he became a household name in the United States for incredible athleticism, including his trademark backflip.
But in 1997, Hamilton was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He was terrified that his skating career, and his life, was over. In this dark moment, Hamilton found inspiration from his mother, who had refused to let chemo get her down, and he laughed his way to recovery.
