One of my favorite sports movies is Miracle, the story of the 1980 U.S. hockey team’s gold medal win at the Lake Placid Olympics, and in particular our improbable 4-3 victory over the Soviet Union, winner of the previous four Olympic golds. Miracle is also about the superb coaching of Herb Brooks- his game plan, his outside-the-box ideas, and his drive to transform a mediocre national program.

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