SHOW SIRIUSXM CHANNEL 108. >>> NOW, TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE
PEOPLE. OLYMPIC SKATING LEGEND SCOTT
HAMILTON, PAVED THE WAY, WINNING GOLD IN 1984.
HOW CAN IT BE SO LONG AGO? HE HAD ROUGH PATCHES IN HIS
LIFE. HE FOUGHT OFF TESTICULAR CANCER
AND BRAIN TUMORS. A THIRD TUMOR HAS APPEARED.
HE TALKS ABOUT IT IN A STREAMING
DOCUSERIES, SCOTT HAMILTON. AND HE GOES THROUGH HIS LIVEN
AND OFF THE ICE. >> YOU ARE GIVEN THE CANCER
DIAGNOSIS. AND YOU'RE EITHER FEAR IS JUST
LIKE OVERWHELMING. IT'S JUST ON YOU.
AND THEN, AT SOME POINT, IT FLIPS AND YOU BECOME REALLY
ENGAGED AND STRONG AND COURAGEOUS.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THE CLARITY OF MISSION.
>> SCOTT, GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD MORNING.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU. >> I WAS READING ABOUT THIS LAST
NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. AND I WAS THINKING, WE'VE KNOWN
EACH OTHER A REALLY LONG TIME. >> WE BOTH HAD WAY TOO MUCH HAIR
BACK THEN. >> I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE THIS
INTERVIEW. WE TALKED ABOUT THESE THINGS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING? >> I'M DOING GREAT.
BEEN BUSY. WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS DONE WITH
SOCCER, YOU GET PROMOTED. AND BACK INTO SOCCER.
>> BUT YOU SAY, I'M DOING GREAT. AND YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT.
>> OH, YEAH. >> THAT IS YOUR GIFT.
YOUR PERSONALITY. WE SHOULD MENTION, THIRD TUMOR,
BRAIN TUMOR. BUT THIS ONE IS ACTING
DIFFERENTLY, ISN'T IT? >> IT IS.
FIRST ONE, YOU'RE BLIND SIDED. I CAN'T -- I HAD CANCER, I GET A
PASS, RIGHT? YOU GET THROUGH THAT ONE.
OKAY. CHECK OFF THE LIST.
SECOND ONE COMES. AND WE JUST GET KNOCKED DOWN.
I FELT LIKE I GOT HIT BY A TRUCK.
AND TRACY AND I REALLY SUFFERED THROUGH THAT ONE.
AND THIS ONE COMES, AND IT'S LIKE, JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
JUST SEE WHERE IT GOES. AND WE'LL JUST FIGURE IT OUT.
THERE'S NEW OPTIONS NOW AND IT WAS COMING UP WITH THE RIGHT
DECISION ON WHEN IT'S TIME TO TREAT.
>> WHEN YOU SAY, KEEP AN EYE ON THIS.
THIS ONE ACTUALLY DID SHRINK SOME ON ITS OWN.
HOW DID THE DOCTORS EXPLAIN THAT?
>> GOD. >> THAT SIMPLE?
>> IT WAS THAT SIMPLE. THERE WAS TWO WAYS OF LOOKING AT
IT -- I'M GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT.
I'M GOING TO GET STRONG AND JUST GET STRONG AND BODY, BE STRONG
IN FAITH, BE STRONG IN NUTRITION, BE STRONG IN EVERY
POSSIBLE WAY I CAN BE STRONG. AND WHEN I NEED TO BE TAING
CARE OF THIS THING, I WILL. AND FIRST SCAN AFTER THE INITIAL
DIAGNOSIS WAS, IT HADN'T GROWN. THAT'S THE BEST NEWS POSSIBLE.
A FEW MONTHS LATER, I GO BACK AND THEY SAY, IT SHRANK.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? IT'S NOT.
WHEN YOU HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING A MIRACLE HAPPEN IN YOUR
LIFE, IT'S POWERFUL. >> THE DOCUSERIES, YOU SHARE A
LOT OF THIS. IT STARTED AS A SINGLE
INTERVIEW. >> IT BLEW UP.
>> AND 29 MILLION PEOPLE. >> IT'S UP TO 30 NOW.
>> 30 MILLION PEOPLE WENT TO SEE IT.
IS IT GRATIFYING? IS IT HEARTWARMING?
IS IT SURPRISING? >> I FELT LIKE I WAS BEING
OBEDIENT. I DID THIS VIDEO.
AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THERE WAS INTERESTING IN WHAT I HAD TO
SAY. AND I FELT LIKE, IF I COULD
MINISTER TO PEOPLE, IF I COULD HELP PEOPLE, AND IF I COULD
SHARE WITH PEOPLE AND ALLOW THEM TO FEEL WHAT I FEEL AT PEACE, AT
DIFFICULT TIMES AND SHARE THE ABUNDANCE OF JOY THAT IS MY
LIFE, THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
WHEN PEOPLE CAME TO ME AND SAID, WILL YOU DO THIS?
I'M NOT GOING A REALITY SHOW. IT'S NOT.
THE CREW SHOWED UP. AND WHEN I TELL YOU THE LAST DAY
OF SHOOTING, I MISS THESE GUYS. THEY WERE THE GREATEST PEOPLE TO
WORK WITH. AND WHEN YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT
INTRUSIVE THAT WASN'T, IT'S -- >> HOW DID THE KIDS FEEL ABOUT
IT? YOU'RE A PUBLIC PERSON.
YOU HAVE BEEN FOR A LONG TIME. HOW DID THEY FEEL LIKE BEING
FOLLOWED AROUND BY CAMERAS? >> IT WILL BE OBVIOUS IN THE
SERIES. MY REDHEAD, MAX, HE WANTED TO BE
THERE ALL THE TIME. >> HE HAS A LITTLE OF HIS DAD IN
HIM. >> THE OTHER KIDS DIDN'T WANT TO
BE SEEN. >> A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LEFT.
FOR ALL THE TIME I'VE KNOWN YOU, FOR ALL OF THE HEALTH BATTLES, I
NEVER HEARD YOU SAY WHY ME? HOW DO YOU GET AWAY WITH THAT?
>> IT'S BEEN THE CONDITION OF MY LIFE.
AND IT'S SOMETHING -- EVERY TIME I'VE GOTTEN KNOCKED DOWN AND
I'VE GOTTEN UP, THERE'S SOMETHING GREAT ON THE OTHER
SIDE. THAT'S PART OF THE DEAL.
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT.
YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN. SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS.
YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE GREAT THINGS TO HAPPEN.
JUST BY DECIDING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THAT WAY.
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY. YOU ASK WHY ME?
WHY ALL OF THE CHALLENGES. BUT ALSO, THERE'S BEEN
BLESSINGS, AS WELL. >> TONS.
>> BE WELL. STAY THIRSTY, MY FRIEND.
SCOTT, THANKS.