Scott Hamilton won a gold medal in figure skating at the Sarajevo Olympics in 1984, and in the decades since, he’s been an NBC analyst for the sport.

This year, the network decided to replace him with up-and-comers Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, moving Hamilton, 59, to a show on a secondary channel.

But Hamilton, 59, who has conquered testicular cancer and is currently living with his third brain tumor since 2004, has handled the demotion with grace.

“There was a sadness for about 10 minutes,” Hamilton told The New York Times. “I lamented it being over. I thought, ‘Oh, man, that was such a beautiful part of my life and now it’s over.’ But change happens to everyone — even me.”

Hamilton says his approach to battling his illness has been to live joyfully, inspired by pep talks from his wife, Tracie. Over his life and career, he’s learned that you have to keep going amid disappointment or difficulty.

“I calculated once how many times I fell during my skating career — 41,600 times,” Hamilton told the Times. “But here’s the funny thing: I got up 41,600 times. That’s the muscle you have to build in your psyche — the one that reminds you to just get up.”

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