1980 Winter Olympics. The U.S. Men's Hockey team was up against the Soviet team. The U.S. team was made up of amateurs and collegiate players, while the Soviet team was made up of guys that are considered hockey legends. They won the gold several times and was only beaten once-- twenty years ago. Those people who made bets against them that year were very lucky indeed. It was a shocking victory.
After the Soviets, the U.S. team needed to play one final game with Finland in order to win the gold medal. During the second intermission of the Finland match, their coach, Herb Brooks, looked at his players and said, "If you lose this game, you'll take it to your fucking graves." He paused a bit, took a few steps, then turned again, "Your fucking graves.", and then walked out. They bagged the gold that day.
The Miracle on Ice was voted the greatest sports moment of the 20th century by Sports Illustrated.
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