herb brooks

“ You can't be common; the common man goes nowhere; you have to be uncommon. ”

“ 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. ”

“ You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone. ”

“ Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher. ”

“ I learned early on that you do not put greatness into people...but somehow try to pull it out. ”

“ Every single one of those players was chosen for a specific reason. I've seen them, I've watched them, and I coached a lot of them. ”

“ You win with people, not with talent. So the quality of the people is very important in building your team. I always looked for people with a solid value system. Then I recruited kids from a cross-section of different personalities, talents, and styles of play. ”

“ You're playing worse every day, and right now, you're playing like it's next month. ”

“ Write your own book instead of reading someone else's book about success. ”

“ Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. ”