Herb Brooks
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"Herbert "Herb" Paul Brooks, Jr." was an American ice hockey player and coach (ice hockey)/coach. His most notable achievement came in 1980 Winter Olympics/1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning United States men's national ice hockey team/U.S. Olympic hockey team at Lake Placid, New York/Lake Placid. At the games, Brooks' US team upset the heavily favored Soviet Union national ice hockey team/Soviet team in a match that came to be known as the 'Miracle on Ice'. Brooks would go on to coach multiple National Hockey League/NHL teams, as well as the France men's national ice hockey team/French hockey team at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and ultimately returned to coach the US men's team to a silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics/2002 games in Salt Lake City. Brooks was killed in a 2003 car accident. At the time of his death, Brooks was the Pittsburgh Penguins' director of player personnel.

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If I'd have went on the ice when this thing happened, someone would have speared me or something. It's a great feeling of accomplishment and pride. They had to do it; it was their moment.

If you give 99 percent, you will make my job very easy.

Great moments are born from great oppurtunities.

Legs feed the wolf.

I don't think it will. It'll never stop.

If you lose this game, you'll take it to your [expletive] graves.

Nine out of ten time we play this team, the would beat us. But not tonight because tonight is our night, tonight we win.

This is your moment. You're meant to be here.