Miracle - The Name on the Front More Important than the Name on the Back

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  • Опубликовано: 24 дек 2024
  • Shortened scene from the movie Miracle where the coach forces the team to work out after a game until one player finally realizes that the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back.

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  • @Sizdothyx
    @Sizdothyx 8 лет назад +3857

    "You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone."
    That's the one line I will always remember from this scene.

    • @TheNorthie
      @TheNorthie 5 лет назад +38

      Describes Johnny "Football" Manziel to the letter

    • @iandhr1
      @iandhr1 5 лет назад +21

      GENTLEMAN YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TALENT TO WIN ON TALENT ALONE.

    • @russellfeldman2167
      @russellfeldman2167 5 лет назад +21

      Tell that to maple leafs

    • @brendanobrien8198
      @brendanobrien8198 4 года назад +10

      It’s true for the USMNT right now too.

    • @khpredator00
      @khpredator00 4 года назад +2

      @@brendanobrien8198 ain't that a fact

  • @BlueCollarHockeyFan
    @BlueCollarHockeyFan Год назад +616

    "you guys don't wanna work during the game?? No problem we'll work now...." That send shivers down my spine...

  • @windtested5597
    @windtested5597 8 лет назад +2226

    "I'm not looking for the best players, Craig (Patrick). I am looking for the RIGHT ones."
    - Herb Brooks, 1979

    • @chrislynch2219
      @chrislynch2219 6 лет назад +17

      Best line in the whole movie

    • @ericburns9132
      @ericburns9132 6 лет назад +29

      @@chrislynch2219 For me and my Dad the best line is "The Name on the front is a heck of a lot more important than the one on the back

    • @dylanumpherville7983
      @dylanumpherville7983 5 лет назад +12

      Legs feed the wolf

    • @TheJokerx420
      @TheJokerx420 5 лет назад +3

      Who were players that were better than these guys who didn’t make the team? Off the bat anyone

    • @SurfingBullDog
      @SurfingBullDog 5 лет назад +14

      I once heard a Delta Force guy say that about selection into the Unit. He said, “It’s not always the best man that makes it. It’s the right one.”

  • @CatieCass
    @CatieCass 7 лет назад +1589

    Kurt Russel did a fantastic job in this role. He obviously studied Brooks very closely, down to the last detail. What an amazing story and movie.

    • @avalsonline2
      @avalsonline2 7 лет назад +6

      was it a sweet roll? a burrito roll?

    • @howardbaxter2514
      @howardbaxter2514 7 лет назад +31

      Even when they did a side by side, Kurt looked very similar to real life Herb.

    • @americangiant1003
      @americangiant1003 7 лет назад +29

      Mr. Russell should have gotten at least a Best Oscar for Lead acting in this role.

    • @pandoralover21
      @pandoralover21 3 года назад +3

      except the accent...

    • @alanconnelly3921
      @alanconnelly3921 3 года назад +4

      Should of won award

  • @thegame346
    @thegame346 2 года назад +335

    This scene is one of the best scenes in all of sports movies. Not because the camera work is godly, not because the dialogue is amazing, not because the set design is so intricate. Simply because of what it represents because it actually happened. On that day he took all those kids and turned them into a hockey team. A United States hockey team.
    There will never be another Coach like Coach Brooks.

    • @elizabethsteele5291
      @elizabethsteele5291 Год назад

      Come to Minnesota, Fly-Boy... ;)

    • @magonus195
      @magonus195 Год назад +3

      Nah, it's definitely the dialogue and the acting. I don't care for hockey and I am not a sports movie fan, but this scene has been in my head for 15 years straight. An excellent message for weak, indolent men.

    • @TheMalf1978
      @TheMalf1978 10 месяцев назад

      Lol it didn't go down that way. Keep drinking the coolaid though and salute that flag in the morning. You are so easy I almost feel sorry for you.

    • @BobBaker-v9v
      @BobBaker-v9v Месяц назад

      Lol..

  • @82drumhead
    @82drumhead Год назад +47

    "Get a whistle"
    Words you never want to hear from your coach. Great movie.

  • @assasinofeire4776
    @assasinofeire4776 4 года назад +2630

    Some of the scariest words an athlete can hear: "Get a whistle."

    • @tommacari4103
      @tommacari4103 4 года назад +42

      Or the simpsons softball special when Mr. Burns was managing the MLB Stars - "Smithers, the medicine balls" lol

    • @bthorn5035
      @bthorn5035 4 года назад +11

      😂😂😂 Absolute truth.

    • @Outrageousconduct
      @Outrageousconduct 4 года назад +14

      I did hundreds of these Herbies in my playing days

    • @garretteales1607
      @garretteales1607 4 года назад +21

      You can literally hear the whispers of fxxx from your teammates. Lmao

    • @dddd5706
      @dddd5706 4 года назад +58

      I second that but even worse ones are "get on the line"

  • @delavalmilker
    @delavalmilker 8 лет назад +2245

    Kurt Russell was perfect for this role.

    • @alanconnelly3921
      @alanconnelly3921 6 лет назад +48

      Should of won award

    • @Irishmahn87
      @Irishmahn87 6 лет назад +43

      Of course he was, they showed the audition tapes to the men who were on the team back in 1980 they said Kurt Russell reminded them the most of Herb Brooks

    • @luistrejo8944
      @luistrejo8944 5 лет назад +34

      Kurt may not won an Oscar, but this movie and the Miracle on ice story gave the Tribute for Herb Brooks...Rest in Peace Herb 😢😂♱💖🎗🏒🇺🇸

    • @michaelcroteau5919
      @michaelcroteau5919 5 лет назад +7

      And he always got sh*t on “because he couldn’t act”

    • @camtendo64
      @camtendo64 4 года назад +19

      Should’ve gotten nominated for best actor

  • @damonfriedburg7740
    @damonfriedburg7740 3 года назад +36

    I lived in Winthrop, Massachusetts back in 1980. After the Olympics, we gave Mike a parade, and he came to my elementary school. He's a really down to Earth guy.

  • @bryancoats5328
    @bryancoats5328 2 года назад +271

    He was right when he said “this cannot be a team of common men, because common men go nowhere, you have to be uncommon”
    Herb knew that in order to beat the best team in the world they had to work hard and even harder than anybody else to succeed. If you want victory you must be willing to pay a price, whatever that may be. There is no such thing as a discounted victory.

  • @Isojoki
    @Isojoki 6 лет назад +613

    "You think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't have enough talent to win on talent alone." I think any coach can use any variation of that line to bust down their team no matter what sport they're coaching.

    • @RandomGuyCDN
      @RandomGuyCDN 3 года назад +8

      Works in every sport except Soccer and Basketball where literally 1 star player can drag a shitty team to a championship

    • @tuckerrobbins9592
      @tuckerrobbins9592 3 года назад +2

      Definitely works in soccer too. Heard of from a few coaches and it always worked lol

    • @mytwosense9135
      @mytwosense9135 3 года назад +3

      @@RandomGuyCDN Messi won a world cup yet?

    • @timbunker4061
      @timbunker4061 2 года назад

      You play worse every day, and right now you’re playing like it’s the middle of next week!

    • @partyguy101ify
      @partyguy101ify 2 года назад

      @@RandomGuyCDN Unless that one player needs half the team to pull him up after falling down.

  • @raghornhs
    @raghornhs 3 года назад +210

    I had the opportunity to talk to Mark Johnson about this a few years ago and he said, as horrible as it was, it made them the team they became. The reverence for this group, given the political climate at the time, is well deserved, and Herb Brooks was the catalyst for what they achieved.

    • @luckyshu2250
      @luckyshu2250 8 дней назад

      he to the I out of team in that drill.

  • @flashme1517
    @flashme1517 4 года назад +272

    Having known herb brooks in real life as he was a close friend of my grandpa I can say that Kurt russel does a very good protrayal of who he was as a person and how passionate he was about the game he loved so much. He changed the sport forever and I’m glad to have personally gotten to meet and drink coffee with him.

    • @elvistiso6275
      @elvistiso6275 3 года назад +16

      He nailed the accent of Minnesotans without being "hammy" about it. Having lived in the state, I knew a couple of people who knew Herb Brooks and saw the movie. The one thing they said the movie really got wrong, was that as a coach he was incredibly foul-mouthed. The movie was a Disney feature, so figure that was the reason why that was omitted.

    • @tspwill1
      @tspwill1 2 года назад +4

      I loved how he was so methodical in his preparation… the secret is in the details

    • @gargouenzene
      @gargouenzene 2 года назад

      I congrats all the actors in this movie and i congrats the players of team USA in the 1980 olympics. I don't have an ounce of respect for herb POS brooks.

    • @DrPepper53100
      @DrPepper53100 2 года назад +2

      @@elvistiso6275 I mean obviously that's why they couldn't, so I wouldn't say they got it wrong

  • @allenward1001
    @allenward1001 10 лет назад +846

    My favorite line in any movie. THE NAME ON THE FRONT IS A HELL OF A LOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ONE ON THE BACK!!!!! (USA, USA, USA)

    • @Fimbo2222
      @Fimbo2222 9 лет назад +25

      A. Ward Get that thru your head!

    • @troyandrew6154
      @troyandrew6154 6 лет назад +6

      A. Ward AGAIN!

    •  6 лет назад +3

      Herb Brooks was exactly the coach this team needed to win, and Kurt Russell was exactly the actor needed to play Herb Brooks. Well done, sirs. Well done.

    •  6 лет назад

      @silky johnson Sorry. How's your dad doing?

    • @joeydoherty368
      @joeydoherty368 6 лет назад +2

      silky johnson I don't know, the name 49ers isn't all that important.

  • @veggieoilerfan2940
    @veggieoilerfan2940 6 лет назад +187

    In one of the DVD extras for Miracle, Herb Brooks said that he actually forewarned the players that he would skate them after the game if they didn’t skate hard during the game. So in real life the players knew what they were in for when they were forced to stay on the ice.

  • @stevw5965
    @stevw5965 10 месяцев назад +11

    I could watch this movie everyday

  • @NYG1991
    @NYG1991 9 лет назад +662

    They don't make 'em like Herb Brooks anymore. Probably the greatest hockey coach in history. The things he did with that team are unheard of.

    • @KevAng039
      @KevAng039 8 лет назад +95

      And if they did he'd be fired after the first preseason game because today's players can't be worked like that they need to be coddled.

    • @NYG1991
      @NYG1991 8 лет назад +30

      +KevAng039 Fuck that. I would run my team just like him. You're not getting paid to be their friend.

    • @KevAng039
      @KevAng039 8 лет назад +23

      +NYG1991 yea the sad part is I'd be the same way with them. I hate celebrating stupid plays when you're getting your ass kicked I'd bench for that alone.
      Don't want to play during the game get ready for some herbies.
      Unfortunately these pansies today would cry to the players union about abuse and we would be fired.

    • @NYG1991
      @NYG1991 8 лет назад +5

      KevAng039, that's what I'm saying. You'd be doing suicides non stop for an hour and a half after the game.

    • @robbinpangborn7603
      @robbinpangborn7603 8 лет назад +18

      Yes they did and his name was Scotty Bowman.

  • @spectre5x5
    @spectre5x5 4 года назад +119

    "I can't promise you we will be the best team at Lake Placid. But we will be the best conditioned. That I can promise you". Coming together as a team!!

  • @masonrasmussen6205
    @masonrasmussen6205 5 лет назад +355

    Play for the name on the front and they’ll remember the one on the back boys

    • @jamesfields2916
      @jamesfields2916 10 месяцев назад +6

      Truth! 44 years later I still remember every player and I'm not even a hockey fan.

  • @logisticssupport6075
    @logisticssupport6075 3 года назад +47

    Sometimes a kick in the ass is exactly what is needed to get the job done. Herb knew it would take the energy of a bunch of college age kids to get job done but he also knew that he would have to break down that spirit to make them work together and achieve greatness...AWESOME movie and message to all competitors!!

    • @metalmacabre9991
      @metalmacabre9991 4 месяца назад

      I had a coach do this to my team after a football game, we ran wind sprints for almost a fuckin hour. We also won state that year, so I'm not going to complain.

  • @Masons4Liberty
    @Masons4Liberty 7 лет назад +31

    Goosebumps every time. This is either one of the best, or THE single best sports drama ever made.

    • @michaelandcolinspop
      @michaelandcolinspop 7 лет назад +1

      Chris Mason Aww, c’mon! You’ve never watched Major League?? 😀 As a Pirates fan, that movie is so accurate it gives me nightmares!

  • @Buccaneer9
    @Buccaneer9 8 лет назад +1513

    "Who do you play for?"
    "The United States of America."
    Gets me every fucking time...

    • @acemarker24
      @acemarker24 7 лет назад +29

      Buccaneer9 Made me want to stand up and salute.
      Oh wait....I did

    • @scottreynolds3565
      @scottreynolds3565 7 лет назад +47

      I was a junior in high school when we played the Soviets at Lake Placid it's the first time Olympic crowd's screamed USA, USA!!! A few years later in Army boot camp my drill sergeant told us that name over your heart, U.S. Army was a lot more important than your last name over your right pocket. Because alone Im just one man there is only so much I can accomplish but as part of a team We can move mountains. P.S. The Soviet Union no longer exists

    • @smithnwesson990
      @smithnwesson990 7 лет назад +22

      Theres something they can't take they can't touch inside. The pride swelling inside of being an American. USA USA USA USA USA USA

    • @christinelarsen9113
      @christinelarsen9113 4 года назад +11

      #GODBLESSAMERICA

    • @lilydecker7629
      @lilydecker7629 3 года назад +5

      i’m in the mood to cry so i came to this clip bc it gets me too

  • @joeshavel8688
    @joeshavel8688 4 года назад +95

    "Common men go nowhere, you have to be uncommon."
    - H. Brooks

  • @zs675
    @zs675 Год назад +63

    “The name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back! Get that through your head!!!”
    A speech that most athletes need today.

    • @danewoodruff5697
      @danewoodruff5697 Год назад +4

      *cough* Westbrook *cough*

    • @richardjacques1731
      @richardjacques1731 Год назад

      Remember a few years back when the US golfers were complaining they weren't getting paid enough to play the Ryder Cup Matches. I was so disappointed that not one of them didn't say; "I would pay for this, but that would ruin the whole thing. In fact, the money I do get for this is going to (veteran's charity.) I know the people watching really won't care as much about who I am as the care about the colors I am wearing."

    • @alwillk
      @alwillk Год назад

      Bonds and Iverson.

  • @davidgray1165
    @davidgray1165 2 года назад +9

    Without a doubt one of the greatest sports movies ever and the greatest sports upset in history

  • @Irishmahn87
    @Irishmahn87 10 месяцев назад +4

    As a former hockey player it’s terrifying anytime the words goal line are said. You know what’s coming when you hear it.

  • @WizzRacing
    @WizzRacing 9 лет назад +1050

    Herb Brooks was a motivator. He broke them down then built a team! Something lacking in todays sports. It's all about them and the paycheck!

    • @tdevil101
      @tdevil101 9 лет назад +32

      +Claude “Reviews4U” Rains And no passion for the game. It's all about signing a ten year 100 million contracts.

    • @WizzRacing
      @WizzRacing 9 лет назад +3

      tdevil101 Bingo!

    • @kingofkings611rp
      @kingofkings611rp 8 лет назад +1

      +Claude “Reviews4U” Rains I take it you didn't see the Kings 2012 Stanley Cup win.

    • @pdoylemi
      @pdoylemi 8 лет назад +6

      +Claude “Reviews4U” Rains
      What Brooks did then is part of why I love Tom Izzo so much now. With Izzo it is always (as Brooks said) not about getting the best players, it's about getting the *_right_* players.
      Greatest coach (any sport, and this includes my boy Ron Mason) in MSU history, because his philosophy is family first, team second, and this leads to winning regularly and turning out great players like Draymond Green, who should not have been great on paper.

    • @stephenspinato
      @stephenspinato 8 лет назад +4

      it was always about the money, the thing was the money was less and the players didn't have the capital to tell coaches to go fuck themselves.

  • @gezzarandom
    @gezzarandom 10 лет назад +876

    Just found out the Soviet coach Viktor Tikhonov died today, maybe if there is an afterlife, he and Herb Brooks will have their rematch.

    • @VandelayIndustries61
      @VandelayIndustries61 10 лет назад +100

      Appreciate the sentiment but no need for a rematch. Although his pull of Tretiak will be forever second-guessed (justifiably, no one's perfect), Tikhonov is one of the all-time great hockey coaches as is Brooks. Hopefully there's a place in hockey heaven where they can have a drink of each one's choosing and watch some great hockey and reminisce about the old times.

    • @tdevil101
      @tdevil101 9 лет назад +10

      Ronald Bittner Great comment. It's interesting I read that he was heavily hated by the Soviet team. But his tactics worked I guess.

    • @gt8432
      @gt8432 7 лет назад +9

      its because he was dictator unlike the beloved anatoli tarasov who they all loved.

    • @pocemonspivom
      @pocemonspivom 7 лет назад

      Tarasov was.

    • @camcarey1735
      @camcarey1735 7 лет назад +5

      i never met him, or "cheered" for him but, all i have is respect. RIP.

  • @ollieconverse8471
    @ollieconverse8471 2 года назад +25

    One of the best stories of the most under appreciated hockey coach in modern times. Herb did things few people liked or agreed with, but his job was to win games and that is precisely what he did.

  • @jk-es6nf
    @jk-es6nf Месяц назад +6

    I’ll never forget, in high school we had a football scrimmage against a team we should’ve beat the breaks off of, and we didn’t, and the scrimmage was at their field. Our coach made us run sidelines and do push-ups on that field in front of everyone after the game. Never forget that moment

  • @brandonhausner
    @brandonhausner 4 года назад +42

    The jersey on the front is ALWAYS more important than the one on the back. Absolutely beautiful way to put it.

  • @ThePsufan001
    @ThePsufan001 11 лет назад +59

    kurt russell was incredible when he played the role of herb brooks. the cold aggression that he carried with him throught this movie was absolutely incredible.

    • @DothFrmBBL
      @DothFrmBBL День назад

      Spihk heartbust!? Spihk Heartbust tell Sarah from the holy Bible and tell Jonah from the holy Bible how could Townies Server lay on the real grass football field like a frog near frightened Zumo's brother's bathroom doorway dad's brother's look alike's brother who have all ready fallen into a swamp in Liberia and is now afraid on the go and all around when it comes to Swamp animals!!¡!!!

  • @stopdropandroll
    @stopdropandroll 8 лет назад +225

    im Canadian and this gives me goosebumps

    • @epsilon6516
      @epsilon6516 6 лет назад +17

      When America wins, the World wins.

    • @tomthumb0
      @tomthumb0 6 лет назад +5

      stopdropandroll: I agree. Very intense movie scene. My favorite part.

    • @gargouenzene
      @gargouenzene 4 года назад +3

      @@epsilon6516 comments like yours is why the united shit of america are HATED all around the world ! The IMPEACHED trump is the WORST POS our planet has seen. Flush the turd on november 3rd !

    • @stopdropandroll
      @stopdropandroll 4 года назад +6

      @@gargouenzene MAGA 2020

    • @kmac1130
      @kmac1130 4 года назад +3

      shadrock99 which is disgusting. We’re not the only country and we need to stop thinking we are

  • @prdamerican667
    @prdamerican667 4 года назад +6

    Phenomenal movie. Just watched it again yesterday. This part of the movie should be watched by every single American today. Because the name on the front of the Jersey is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back

  • @LoudenSwainbeatshoot
    @LoudenSwainbeatshoot 10 лет назад +44

    we need more old school, Coach Brooks seemed like an awesome coach

  • @Scream_96
    @Scream_96 Год назад +11

    "This cannot be a team of common men because commen men go nowhere." Imvredible line left out of this video

  • @dakxmpd
    @dakxmpd 3 года назад +46

    "The name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the name on the back!"
    This should be drilled into all of our Olympians before they compete.

    • @TheRHITLegend
      @TheRHITLegend 3 года назад +1

      Well, at least for anything that is a team sport.

    • @actionman9900
      @actionman9900 3 года назад +3

      @@TheRHITLegend no, all athletes that compete in the name of the United States of America. Will absolutely respect the country that they represent. To have the audacity to do anything else is completely shit

    • @metalmacabre9991
      @metalmacabre9991 4 месяца назад

      ​@@actionman9900lmfao well said.

  • @shrapnel77
    @shrapnel77 7 лет назад +50

    Favorite Brooks line: Your playing worse every day and right now you're playing like its next month."

  • @rawhydemusic8620
    @rawhydemusic8620 4 года назад +22

    This was one of my favorite scenes in the movie. I taught my kids that I coached that. The name on the front is more important than the name on the back..... Kurt was so perfect for this role

  • @thrivnak787
    @thrivnak787 8 лет назад +54

    That is RIGHT.The name on the front more important than the name on the back.It ' s called the TEAM.

    • @brycestewart4717
      @brycestewart4717 4 года назад +1

      There’s no I in team but there’s definitely a ME

  • @scottbuckmoyer477
    @scottbuckmoyer477 8 лет назад +19

    this part made me cry unbelievable and one of the greatest scene ever in a movie

  • @oldeenglishd45
    @oldeenglishd45 2 года назад +11

    If this doesn’t tell you something about what matters, you’ll never know. I almost want to cry.

  • @Goodatconnect4
    @Goodatconnect4 8 лет назад +16

    MASTERFUL acting. To this day, I'll always prefer to sit near the back of the movie theatre. The reason being that when this movie came out, WEEKS or so after the premier showing, theaters were still so packed that the only available seats for my dad, brother and me were in the very first row in the right corner. This scene still, me arching my neck to see the whole thing, put everyone in goosebumps. Was the first time I'd ever seen it, and with endless tournament trips it was far from the last time. A country needs teams like this.

  • @idunbeezasmart1
    @idunbeezasmart1 6 лет назад +116

    3:06 Perhaps it's just me, but when Herb tells Craig to blow the whistle "Again." and gives him that look, I feel that he's punishing Craig, as much as the team, for not trusting him and backing him up with the team. Like he's telling him; "You don't want to push these boys into doing what must be done then I'm going to push you to do it." Anyone else get that vibe?

    • @Puttbuddies
      @Puttbuddies 6 лет назад +20

      Went through the comments to see if anyone said this. Anyway I had a work event recently where the real Jim Craig (The goalie) came in for a sales meeting and brought this scene up. He said exactly this and did confirm that Herb was punishing Coach Craig here more than the players. So great observation, I did not notice that on my first watch

    • @dinosaurdude5668
      @dinosaurdude5668 3 года назад +1

      I just picked up on this.

    • @Solo_terryaki
      @Solo_terryaki 10 месяцев назад

      Yeah I agree, I also thinks it's Herb's way of showing the players that if Craig is cooperative with him, then so do they.

    • @jeffmerklin2022
      @jeffmerklin2022 3 дня назад

      Great take. Hadn't seen this.

  • @kleimbach77
    @kleimbach77 3 года назад +6

    every time i see this I get chills even over a hundred times it still gets me EVERY time!

  • @orange8167
    @orange8167 4 года назад +39

    Played hockey in high school. We used to do this drill for 5-10 minutes as a warm up. I can't believe none of these players didn't die during this. Incredible.

    • @luc00144
      @luc00144 Год назад +4

      This drill was brutal lol

    • @celebrim1
      @celebrim1 Год назад +6

      In real life, some of them almost did. Herb was nearly fired after this for abusing the player. In real life, the drill didn't end with some revelation by the players that bonded the team, it ended with the players walking off the ice in disgust.

    • @orange8167
      @orange8167 Год назад

      @@celebrim1 Thanks Matt. I didn't know that, but not surprised. Hollywood always puts their twist on the truth.

    • @gezzarandom
      @gezzarandom Год назад +3

      @@celebrim1 Really? I heard the drills ended because Mark Johnson smashed a glass panel out of frustration.

    • @quarter_s
      @quarter_s Год назад +3

      yeah doing this for several hours straight, with or without hydration breaks, is very dangerous to say the least

  • @augistineaquinas3325
    @augistineaquinas3325 2 года назад +4

    i always loved sports movies and this is the pinnacle

  • @WiliiamNoTell
    @WiliiamNoTell 4 года назад +1

    This was a great movie. Portraying a great time in American history The Prestige of this event will never be repeated again due to Professionals in the Olympics . I was 18 when? The US Won the gold medal. I remember thinking they'll be lucky if they even get a bronze. This was a great moment. I'm glad I was there to see it.

  • @georgemallory797
    @georgemallory797 3 года назад +5

    Wow. Never seen this movie. Never seen this clip. Only followed this story from the news headlines when it happened. I was 12 when this occurred. My eyes just gave out. Big flood of tears. This hit me as hard as the ending to Rudy. Wow.

  • @Classicrocker6119
    @Classicrocker6119 3 года назад +3

    I saw 1980 US Olympic team play Canada in a n exhibition game here in Calgary Alberta against Canada in late 1979. Like a lot of other hockey fans I had no clue or premonition the US would capture the gold medal in Lake Placid. I have the DVD of this movie and play it often. I am not the least surprised that many of the players went on to be public speakers. I can honestly say that as a Canadian I would love to hear all their stories as well.

  • @TheWitchOvAgnesi
    @TheWitchOvAgnesi 10 лет назад +127

    1:47 LOL Yells "HUSTLE" at the goalies.

    • @streetspitzley5854
      @streetspitzley5854 6 лет назад +3

      SpikeFlea haha. But why did he yell to the goalies, “HUSTLE!”

    • @a3s1r1986
      @a3s1r1986 6 лет назад +12

      @@streetspitzley5854 Because even if they wear the heaviest gear on the ice, they need to be just as agile and fast as everyone else if not more so to protect the goal.

    • @harrybalszak7526
      @harrybalszak7526 6 лет назад +13

      a3s1r1986 it has nothing to do with the weight of the equipment. The goalies are slower because of their blades

    • @a3s1r1986
      @a3s1r1986 6 лет назад +14

      @@harrybalszak7526 I'm not about to get in an argument with a man literally named Ballsack. You have enough problems.

    • @harrybalszak7526
      @harrybalszak7526 6 лет назад +2

      a3s1r1986 good one, never heard that before 👍🏻

  • @suzanh7777
    @suzanh7777 2 года назад +1

    Reminds me of my Daddy, god rest his saintly soul. It was much easier to play by his rules and not make mistakes. Excellent message regarding the name on the front!

  • @rolahalabi5820
    @rolahalabi5820 7 месяцев назад +3

    “who do you play for?”
    “I play for the United States of America” gives me goosebumps every single time! Such and inspiring and amazing movie!

  • @davidpeek191
    @davidpeek191 4 года назад +2

    Oh, and the name on the front is a Hell of a lot more important than the one on the back!
    Still get chills....

  • @AlanRoehrich9651
    @AlanRoehrich9651 Год назад +4

    Herb Brooks and those kids did something incredible.
    Kurt Russell and that crew did a fantastic job paying tribute to them.

  • @rossstewart9994
    @rossstewart9994 Год назад +1

    Awesome classic movie and great cast and great directing.

  • @hawksfan8870
    @hawksfan8870 4 года назад +6

    "The Name On The Front Is More Important Than The Name On The Back."
    This is the one line I will always remember from this scene.

  • @patrickwindsor1482
    @patrickwindsor1482 Год назад +1

    This is one of the most important inspirational things I have ever seen. We'll done Kurt

  • @bluerep40
    @bluerep40 3 года назад +4

    Some of the USA participants for the 2020 Summer Games, who are ashamed to represent the United States, should take some lessons from these guys. They are proud to be Americans, did the impossible, and we still talk about them over 40 years later! Well done boys!

    • @JL-sm6cg
      @JL-sm6cg Год назад

      Well when you got people in this country doing anything and everything to undermine anyone here who isn't white, Christian, heterosexual, and male, I'd be ashamed of my country too!

  • @Peter-dj2is
    @Peter-dj2is 3 месяца назад

    When you pull on that jersey , you represent yourself and your teammates , and the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one the back !!! best line ever !!!!

  • @vakp799
    @vakp799 2 года назад +3

    This man knew how to create a real teamspirit. Play for the name on the front and they will remember the name on the back. Rest in peace Mister Herb Brooks.

  • @craigmcalpin491
    @craigmcalpin491 Год назад

    My favorite sports movie of all time and know very little about hockey. I watched that game live when I was a kid and it was such a monumental achievement. This movie has everything a sports movie should have.

  • @sugarbear8574
    @sugarbear8574 5 лет назад +8

    Whether you cherish sports or are ambivalent towards it, this is a priceless life lesson for the cost of 4-minutes of your life.

  • @romyannhoover4424
    @romyannhoover4424 7 месяцев назад

    This scene always ALWAYS gets me. I first saw this movie in middle school maybe? One of my teachers played it for exam week. I still watch it to this day. I'm in college now btw.

  • @Airsoftcleaner
    @Airsoftcleaner 4 года назад +5

    "The Name on the Front More Important than the Name on the Back" Very, Very , well put.You're with The REAL America's Team !!!!

  • @knight3131
    @knight3131 10 месяцев назад

    This scene reminds me of my time when I was in high school playing football. During the summer in 1999 right before the start of the season it was a Saturday and it was 85-90 degrees in NYC. Our coach made us played 5 different teams throughout one day. After we were done he made us run up a steep hill which is also slanted. I have never been so tired in my entire life.

  • @ColinPMcEvoy
    @ColinPMcEvoy 2 года назад +4

    I love it. “You don’t want to work during the game? Fine. We’ll work now.”

  • @maggierappa417
    @maggierappa417 5 лет назад +2

    The name on the front, is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back. Get that through your head. Again. What a iconic line that changes the entire movie and it’s meaning. It’s such a wonderful movie and it really shows how monumental these Olympic Games were.

  • @SteelyEyedMissileManic
    @SteelyEyedMissileManic Год назад +7

    "Who do you play for?"
    "THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!"
    Always gives me goosebumps

  • @MisterRogersHomes
    @MisterRogersHomes 2 года назад +2

    Still one of my favorite quotes as well as inspirational movies! TEAMWORK!!!!

  • @wattsnottaken1
    @wattsnottaken1 3 года назад +9

    I love this movie so much. Especially this scene.
    My social studies teacher one day when I was in 8th grade he went around the room asking people where they were from (as a trick question) everyone kept saying what city they’re from and he answered “no” to all the city answers. When he asked me where I was from I said: “The United States of America” and he finally said “Correct”
    I knew the answer Because my friend’s dad showed us this movie a few years back when we were younger. He said that this movie was an important part our history especially against the USSR

  • @philippjahn9100
    @philippjahn9100 8 месяцев назад

    Omg I just watched it the best coaching movie's I have seen so inspirational and motivating that how you created a Team I will watch it again, again and again 😊❤

  • @evanthrash2612
    @evanthrash2612 9 лет назад +459

    every hockey player has done this at least once before...

    • @8fox261
      @8fox261 8 лет назад +14

      Yup... MANY times...

    • @rowdeemunkee
      @rowdeemunkee 8 лет назад +27

      Evan Thrash Yea. we call em suicides for a reason

    • @the_aliien
      @the_aliien 8 лет назад +5

      Evan Thrash AND football players, AND basketball players, AND volleyball players, in fact it's easier for hockey players

    • @specksbrudda846
      @specksbrudda846 7 лет назад +46

      dalaughingsamoan you've never been skated hard enough if you believe that. I already know what your going to say "but In hockey you glide" but if you play at a high level, you'll learn that if you glide you will end up benched. I know many people that have puked and causes damage to their legs because of bag skates.

    • @gladiatortoast4599
      @gladiatortoast4599 7 лет назад +21

      dalaughingsamoan how. Volleyball players and Basketball players have no pads and football has a minimal amount compared to hockey players. If anything it's a whole lot harder for hockey players.

  • @logicallgaming
    @logicallgaming 2 года назад +1

    Every Coach and Player Right now should watch this film and remember these types of scenes and learn from them.

  • @kellyford5903
    @kellyford5903 3 года назад +8

    Interesting that this popped-up in my feed….terrific timing…as many athletes USED America to get to Tokyo, then, turned around and SPIT on The USA 🇺🇸 I stand with those who chose to REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY!

  • @richardjagodzinski8315
    @richardjagodzinski8315 2 года назад

    Met Rizzo at an autograph session here in PHX.He'll always be a Toledo Goaldigger to me.Played a couple seasons in Toledo when I lived there,right before the Olympic trials.

  • @garretteales1607
    @garretteales1607 4 года назад +17

    Hockey coah: goal line
    Every single player who's ever played the game of hockey: Fuck........LMFAO

    • @boystainey
      @boystainey 3 года назад +1

      Bishhh you ain’t lying either lol

    • @bobmetciccwca9450
      @bobmetciccwca9450 Год назад +1

      I play basketball and when we hear “on the base line” we know we’re in trouble.

  • @philrice2186
    @philrice2186 2 года назад +1

    Best part of the movie! Moves me every time.

  • @DigitalNomadInvestor
    @DigitalNomadInvestor 4 года назад +20

    We had a similar situation happen when we played in Sweden. We were young and overwhelmed by the beauty of the Swedish girls. Same thing happened on the bench, guys talking about girls in the stands. We got our clock cleaned that game too.
    Our coach didn't make us skate afterwards.... but he should have. We deserved the same fate as these players.

    • @iamaidansmith7542
      @iamaidansmith7542 2 года назад

      Why should he have punished were you talking disrespectfully or were you just distracted also what do you mean you got your clock cleaned

    • @DigitalNomadInvestor
      @DigitalNomadInvestor 2 года назад +2

      @@iamaidansmith7542 We were paying more attention to the girls than the hockey game.
      "Clock cleaned" means the other team beat us pretty badly and outplayed us.

  • @markkozak83
    @markkozak83 7 лет назад

    My favorite hockey movie and favorite line and scene. Play it AGAIN!

  • @johnsupernaw7290
    @johnsupernaw7290 3 года назад +25

    The first time I saw this, I just had a feeling this is what Herb was trying to do. When Mike spoke up, I whispered to my date, "...here it comes...." - and I was right. As a U.S. Army veteran, this scene still gives me a shiver.

    • @justinmiller5660
      @justinmiller5660 3 года назад +1

      In the extras on the DVD when interviewing Brooks about this he said it was the one thing he regretted and if he could go back he wouldn't do it again. However I think the lesson was worth the pain as it brought the team under the USA banner with no questions asked.

  • @ChibiDarksai
    @ChibiDarksai 5 лет назад +1

    This was the kind of couching I was raised with. Suicides till puking. This is what made me the fastest fucker in my A-AA travel leagues growing up. This kind of training is what made all of my teams growing up consistent top 3 contenders. Even when we won, our coach would make us skate suicides till we were puking, only because we didn't play good enough despite the win. I miss those days.

  • @bbj19631
    @bbj19631 9 лет назад +9

    Powerful and brilliant

  • @natashagimon7267
    @natashagimon7267 11 лет назад +2

    I get chills every time I watch this movie which is almost everyday.... I live this soooo much

  • @karlhungus82
    @karlhungus82 2 года назад +6

    “You guys don’t want to work during the game? No problem, we can work now… goal line.”That’s the scariest.

  • @conorwellman8592
    @conorwellman8592 5 месяцев назад +1

    This is what USMNT soccer needs right now!

  • @JC-ev2ns
    @JC-ev2ns 7 лет назад +4

    “Again”
    “Who do you play for?”
    Couldn’t decide which quote was better lol

  • @patrickkanas3874
    @patrickkanas3874 Год назад +2

    This brings back memories. I once lost a wrestling match that I should've won at a dual meet because I overlooked the guy. After the match my assistant coach made me run stairs until the meet was over. When it was done my dad, who was also an assistant, told me not to shower because I was gonna do calisthenics when we got home

  • @davidmoore9162
    @davidmoore9162 3 года назад +7

    Love it when he yells at the goalies....HUSTLE!!!

  • @mattscagnelli8200
    @mattscagnelli8200 3 года назад +1

    One of the best scenes of the movie

  • @carlstewart6743
    @carlstewart6743 3 года назад +9

    The women’s soccer team needs to hear this !

    • @Emper0rH0rde
      @Emper0rH0rde Год назад +1

      Bruh, they're not playing for the name on the front or the back. All they care about is money.

  • @Bdubmillz
    @Bdubmillz Год назад

    "Herb Brooks couldn't skate on my ice... 1960 was the real miracle"- coach jack riley to me when I was 14. Miss you coach

  • @streetspitzley5854
    @streetspitzley5854 6 лет назад +6

    Happy 81st birthday herb! R.i.p Brooks!

  • @danielosterman9676
    @danielosterman9676 3 года назад +1

    There are players,...and there are participants. Men and women who WORK , live honestly and set the example are the players. Blood, sweat ,toil and tears didn't kill our parents,...or us. I'm proud of you if you exhibit those traits. Set a better standard every day.

    • @JA-ru3il
      @JA-ru3il 2 года назад

      Men and women who actually act like Christians are the players but we have no actual players in the USA. "Just guys who wear hockey gear and say they are hockey players." they work for their names and not Jesus name.

  • @nicholaswoodard2745
    @nicholaswoodard2745 3 года назад +10

    herb brooks was honestly one of the greatest coaches of all time. change my mind🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @guardianangel138
    @guardianangel138 4 года назад +1

    classic..... i have been around brooksie what a great man... kurt russel was amazing playing brooksie

  • @christopherwentz1688
    @christopherwentz1688 7 лет назад +7

    "Think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't HAVE enough talent to win on talent alone."
    My favorite Brooksism. It was a harsh thing to say, but it was true. Herb was trying teach them that they must rely on each other rather than themselves.

    • @Rockhound6165
      @Rockhound6165 3 года назад

      You mean this quote is better than, "They look like 2 monkeys humping a football"?

  • @joeylatino510
    @joeylatino510 3 года назад

    I loved every second of this movie.

  • @xyPERSON
    @xyPERSON 10 лет назад +127

    Some may argue that what Herb Brooks did here was crossing the line... I do not. He was trying to teach his players to be mentally and physically prepared for any game. In other words, when you are competing your mind should be completely focused on the task at hand instead of attractive women in the stands.

    • @SaraNightfire1
      @SaraNightfire1 6 лет назад +7

      I agree he didn't cross the line...
      These kids were acting like college students in the game, a practice game against a much weaker team, but still...
      They were focused on the women in the stands and how much they could drink that night after the end of the game. They lost by one point and it was one of the biggest reasons why people said they would need a miracle to win against the U.S.S.R because of this incident.

    • @walterheisenberg251
      @walterheisenberg251 6 лет назад +8

      If anybody thought this was crossing the line, how did they think the Soviets trained? Or better yet, how would we ever compete against a team like the Finnish, Soviets or anybody else who was good? Legs gives out. Friendships fade. Champions, rings, and banners last forever.

    • @hotdogwater7037
      @hotdogwater7037 6 лет назад +1

      Livingston Hampton herb himself said he crossed the line

    • @robertmiddel1028
      @robertmiddel1028 6 лет назад +2

      I agree Herb did not cross the line!!! Up to this point if anyone remembers from earlier in the movie when asked who do you play for they all had different answer to the question!!! Basically giving him the impression that they where playing for the name on the back of the jersey, he stopped the workout when Eruzione spoke up and said "Mike Eruzione Winthrop Massachusetts" Brooks says " Who do you play for?" Eruzione says " United States of America" That is the answer he was looking for from the start!!! He wanted them to know that they were not playing for individual stats or they were play for one thing, they were playing for their Country!!!!

    • @kurtfrancis4621
      @kurtfrancis4621 5 лет назад

      @BLAZE RUNNER He wasn't even close to crossing the line. You've obviously never been a serious athlete in your life.

  • @justinnguyen9917
    @justinnguyen9917 10 месяцев назад

    Perfect intro to the greatest generation of yesterday 🎉😢❤