Some economists even felt the strong economy of the 1980’s was stimulated by those young men. People felt that we could end poverty and find a cure for poverty. Did you see that game,son? Yes, Dad, the son answered. They had a falling out two years before and had not spoken to each other. It was hard work, belief, loving one another and buying into the vision of their coach (even if seven of the players would later name their dogs Herb).Īfter the 4-3 win over the Soviets, a father called his son. To this day many of the 20 players continue to be rankled that so many call it a miracle. That is why my new Talk is called “More Than a Miracle”. What those young men did was not just a miracle. was at its lowest self-esteem point of all times when these boys showed that when you truly become a team, work unbelievably hard, and have leadership and vision like what coach Herb Brooks delivered, then you can do anything.
Their performance shot a massive dose of adrenaline into the Games and increased the value of them significantly. They were going to end the Winter Olympics, but then came the 1980 U.S. The Summer Games were solid, but going back to 1960 when the Squaw Valley didn’t do everything they said they would do for the Games, and the following Games also had major issues. Years later they learned it was because the Olympic committee was seriously looking at ending the Winter Games. When the Olympic selection committee came to Lake Placid in the 70’s to hear the pitch about having the Games there in 1980, Lake Placid committee members wondered why the Olympic committee had a three hour meeting before hearing them. Second, watching the Olympics is a big deal for billions of people around the world and millions in the U.S. had actually beaten their team, they began to ask questions. But after the people wised up and learned that the young college students from the U.S. The people of the Soviet Union had been told for years that Communism was the reason they were first in Space and Communism was the reason they were best in hockey in the world.
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had bribed the officials and had brought in professional players. The Soviet News Agency didn’t report the score for two days and when they did they fabricated a story that the U.S. Communism in the Soviet Union did not end the night Team USA beat the Soviets, but the slide started that day. I wanted to share two powerful insights I learned this past week while in Lake Placid.įirst, rarely does a week go by that someone from Russia does not enter the hockey arena in Lake Placid and look for someone to thank. I have done extensive research on their story as it is one of the most amazing and motivational stories of all time. Over 20 dozen roses were tossed into his float as well as sacks of groceries! Later that week in a parade in his hometown of North Easton, Massachusetts three police officers had to hold off people who were trying to jump into the float of goalie Jim Craig in order to get something, his shoe, his watch, to have a personal connection with him. to thank them before they met the President. Air Force One was sent to Lake Placid and the next day thousands of people lined the streets of Washington, D.C. Two days later they won the gold medal game. players would have made the Soviet roster.
You were meant to be where you are, and this day, this moment, is yours.” It may not be flying around on the ice, but it is something. “You were born to be hockey players, each and every one of you. Taking out a yellow index card that he had written his speech on, he said: In the locker room, coach Herb Brooks walked in minutes before game time and put a hand on the shoulder of the first player he walked by. The chant USA! USA! USA! started that day with Americans saying it over and over again as Team USA prepared to face the mighty Soviet Union hockey team, the best hockey team of all time. New York state troopers would lock arms outside the arena as no one else would be admitted after the start. Above this cramped locker room, 11,000 people had crammed into an arena that seated 7,700. I was in Lake Placid, New York, to do more research on my newest motivational talk “More Than a Miracle”. It was in this room on February 22, 1980, that a group of young men would be on the cusp of galvanizing America. I got chills this past Friday as I sat in the space where one of the most effective speeches ever was delivered.
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