A Reminder of What We Can Be

**Zeus** · 03-26-2008, 08:25 AM

This is the story from 1980 when the US Olympic Men's Hockey Team was named SI's Sportsmen of the Year.
I *think* I still have this issue in my archives some place.
This article has always given me chills.
I hope you enjoy it.

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124069/index.htm

[size=12pt]A Reminder of What We Can Be[/size]
E.M. Swift
December 22, 1980

At a time when international tensions and domestic frustrations had dampened traditional American optimism, the underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team gave the entire nation a lift by defeating the world's top team, the Soviets, and ultimately winning the gold medal. Those youngsters did so by means of the old-fashioned American work ethic, which some people feared was disappearing from the land

=Z=

**ItalianStallion** · 03-26-2008, 08:38 AM

Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

**ultravikingfan** · 03-26-2008, 12:31 PM

"ItalianStallion" wrote:

Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

At one sport...wow.

**Zeus** · 03-26-2008, 12:33 PM

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

"ItalianStallion" wrote:

Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

At one sport...wow.

Don't forget curling!

=Z=

**The Dropper** · 03-26-2008, 12:45 PM

"Zeus" wrote:

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

"ItalianStallion" wrote:

Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

At one sport...wow.

Don't forget curling!

=Z=

And indoor lacrosse.

**Schutz** · 03-26-2008, 12:46 PM

"The" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

"ItalianStallion" wrote:

Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

At one sport...wow.

Don't forget curling!

=Z=

And indoor lacrosse.

And competitive Bacon making..............

**The Dropper** · 03-26-2008, 12:58 PM

"Schutz" wrote:

"The" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

"ItalianStallion" wrote:

Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

At one sport...wow.

Don't forget curling!

=Z=

And indoor lacrosse.

And competitive Bacon making..............

No fucking way. I will personally beat any national team at that sport all by myself, and I am not from Canada.

**Vikes_King** · 03-26-2008, 07:54 PM

"Zeus" wrote:

This is the story from 1980 when the US Olympic Men's Hockey Team was named SI's Sportsmen of the Year.
I *think* I still have this issue in my archives some place.
This article has always given me chills.
I hope you enjoy it.

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124069/index.htm

[size=12pt]A Reminder of What We Can Be[/size]
E.M. Swift
December 22, 1980

At a time when international tensions and domestic frustrations had dampened traditional American optimism, the underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team gave the entire nation a lift by defeating the world's top team, the Soviets, and ultimately winning the gold medal. Those youngsters did so by means of the old-fashioned American work ethic, which some people feared was disappearing from the land

=Z=

And most of those U.S. players were from Minnesota... my boss went to school with a few of them..
This team was the basis for the move The Miracle, correct? I've owned that move for probably 6-8 months and havn't seen it yet...
:-X

**jmcdon00** · 03-26-2008, 07:57 PM

"Vikes_King" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

This is the story from 1980 when the US Olympic Men's Hockey Team was named SI's Sportsmen of the Year.
I *think* I still have this issue in my archives some place.
This article has always given me chills.
I hope you enjoy it.

http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124069/index.htm

[size=12pt]A Reminder of What We Can Be[/size]
E.M. Swift
December 22, 1980

At a time when international tensions and domestic frustrations had dampened traditional American optimism, the underdog U.S. Olympic hockey team gave the entire nation a lift by defeating the world's top team, the Soviets, and ultimately winning the gold medal. Those youngsters did so by means of the old-fashioned American work ethic, which some people feared was disappearing from the land

=Z=

And most of those U.S. players were from Minnesota... my boss went to school with a few of them..
This team was the basis for the move The Miracle, correct? I've owned that move for probably 6-8 months and havn't seen it yet...
:-X

Great movie, I watched it again a couple of weeks ago.

**jessejames09** · 03-26-2008, 08:01 PM

"The" wrote:

"Schutz" wrote:

"The" wrote:

"Zeus" wrote:

"ultravikingfan" wrote:

[quote author=ItalianStallion link=topic=43570.msg747299#msg747299 date=1206538699]
Hehe,

Remember the year the US had a good a hockey team?

Canada is and always be the best in the world!

At one sport...wow.

Don't forget curling!

=Z=

And indoor lacrosse.

And competitive Bacon making..............

No fucking way. I will personally beat any national team at that sport all by myself, and I am not from Canada.
[/quote]

Psshh with your girly american bacon.