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The dazzling smile, the signature haircut, the staple spin. "America's Sweetheart" Dorothy Hamill grew up on the ice, working toward the dream she was to accomplish by age nineteen: winning Olympic gold in figure skating. But life was not the picture of perfection it appeared to be. Dorothy faced a painful inner struggle from the time she was a young girl that followed her into adulthood—though she would not know about the depression that ran in her family until much later in life. Weeks and months away from home to train and compete took a difficult toll, yet little reprieve could be found in the tumultuous and fragile relationship she had with her parents. Dorothy went on to marry the man of her dreams, only to have the partnership end in heartache and a tragedy that almost pushed her to her breaking point. Then, just when a light at the end of the tunnel finally began to appear, a second failed marriage tried and tested Dorothy's trust and strength yet again—a travesty that could have led her to give up. But, she found a remarkable strength in what she did have—her greatest love, her daughter Alexandra. "Thank goodness, I had my skating. There was certainly a pattern to my lif

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Author

Dorothy Hamill

Publisher

Hachette Books

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781401303280

Category

biography

Subjects

Sports, Memoir, Anthropology

Rating

4.3 / 5 (163 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14