Condoleezza Rice Summary and Analysis

Condoleezza Rice's father was athletic, and because she was an only child, he encouraged her to be as well. Condoleezza took up ice skating as a child because her parents were going to graduate school in Denver, and it was something she could do all day while they were in class. Condoleezza was very tall and therefore had difficulties with skating, but she enjoyed it and learned confidence from the various competitions in which she competed, helping her to make speeches in front of large crowds in her adult career.

Condoleezza Rice learned confidence from skating, touching on a theme of the book. This confidence which Condoleezza gained from skating gave her the confidence to succeed in public service.