Herb Brooks
Herb Brooks (August 5, 1937 – August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey player and coach, best known for coaching the American team during the 1980 Winter Olympics. Brooks's original expressions were known by his players as "Brooksisms".
Quotes
[edit]- "You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours."
- Coffey, Wayne (2005). The Boys of Winter (E ed.). New York: Crown Publishers. p. 44. ISBN 0-307-23731-1.
- "Write your own book instead of reading someone else's book about success."
- Spoken to his players during the Miracle on Ice game on Febraury 22, 1980.
- Dohrmann, George (March 22, 2004) . "High School Heaven: Never mind the Twins, Vikings, T-Wolves and Wild – there's nothing in Minnesota to match the state hockey tournament".
- "I've always said that coaching is like being a king. It prepares you for absolutely nothing."
- In a statement to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch in 1985.
- Baker, Chris (1985-07-26). Out of Miracles? : Herb Brooks Once Went for Gold, but Now Will Sell It--and Says He's Through With Coaching (in en-US). Los Angeles Times.
Misattributed
[edit]Several fictitious lines from the 2004 film Miracle were mistakenly attributed to Herb Brooks. They were instead written by screenwriter Eric Guggenheim.
- "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 on the back."
- Spoken in the film during a lengthy bag skate drill after an exhibition game with Norway on September 17, 1979.
- Mistaken as an actual quote, as seen in The Minnesota Star Tribune in 2012.
- "Great moments are born from great opportunity."
- Spoken in the film as part of a locker room speech before the Miracle on Ice on February 22, 1980.
- Mistaken as an actual quote, as seen in some book publications published post-2004.
