Herb Brooks: The 1980 United States Ice Hockey Team

In 1980, The United States ice hockey team had a dream. A dream to finally do the unthinkable at the Olympic Winter Games. To accomplish this, the United States had to come together as one unit and flee to victory. In fact, their victory against the Soviet Union was so incredible, that directors and filmmakers created a movie about this marvelous win. The movie is called “Miracle.” One person that was mentioned quite a bit in the movie is head coach Herb Brooks. In the movie, there are many famous things that the United States had accomplished, but one of the most famous standings from that movie is the inspirational speech coach Herb Brooks gave to his fellow hockey players. “Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys.”(Brooks) This speech became a phenomenon to many athletes and coaches around the world. All of the hard work and passion that both the coaches and the players put forth towards the team and each other was what made winning possible. Many people doubted the United States, and they had a very rough
With the actions of every single player in that time, there would have been no gold at all. It takes a good team to beat a greater team. With all the work coach Herb Brooks put forth into coaching and leading the team to victory, there would be no gold medal for the Americans. The U.S. had a bumpy ride, but never gave up hope. Hope and inspiration are all a team needs to give them a boost. Even though people doubted the strength and courage of the entire United States team and coaches, they never gave up faith. And when Herb puts into perspective; “Great moments are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here tonight, boys.”(Brooks) a fire lit inside the players and they were ready to make a miracle