Friday, March 9, 2012

reading responce ... Miricale

Earlier this week i had read a few articles relating to the 1980 miracle on ice, and figured I’d look into it more. i went back home and re watched the movie after revising these articles and found the storyline, the details, and the inspiration that was given by this film, to be almost a life altering realization. It was so crazy and fascinating that a group of college boys could defeat a team of grown Russians who played together for twenty some odd years. To think the time and effort they put into this miracle must have been so malicious and hectic. Coach Brookes drove them to a point of no return, and caused them to created bonds with one another that they would defeat the best team in the world as a family, or a group of individuals willing to sacrifice themselves for each other. He had pushed them so hard that the players began to get furious and agitated with him, but this only drew them closer in their hatred of him. They began to come together finally, and once the Olympics rolled around, they were unstoppable due to their determination and drive to achieve their goal of gold. Ironically though, the soviets came to the use 3 days before the opening ceremony and beat these college kids 10-1. This shock and realization caused them to almost awaken, or see what it will take to beat them and win. The young superstars blew through the qualifying rounds and made it to the metal rounds, only to play their favorite enemy. The game started off with a tie going into the second period, and this frustrated the Russian coach to the b\point he switched the two goalies. "He just sat the best goalie in the world," stated Brookes as he watched the backup come into the game. Going into the third though the Americans were down by one goal, and seeking anything to keep them alive. They paused and listen to what the crowds of millions of fans screamed, "USA, USA, USA... “This new determination drove them to score and win only by a hair of 4-3... The miracle was complete, and these boys had done what seemed nearly impossible for 20 years.

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