"Success is won by those who believe in winning and then prepare for that moment. Many want to win, but how many prepare? That is the big difference. A sound value system held water then, holds water today, and will hold water in the future." -Herb Brooks |
The Olympic GamesBack in 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, engineered what Sports Illustrated called the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. Their victory over the mighty Russian hockey in those Olympic games has been dubbed the "Miracle on Ice."
It's hard to match the drama of an Olympic games, where young athletes not only represent themselves, but compete for the pride of their homelands. This list contains tales of of heroes, underdogs, dreamers, and failures that fought in the arena of athletics for the pride of country. |
Quick Pick Starters
Triumph: the Untold Story of Jesse Owens
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The Boys in the Boat
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Munich 1972
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