The finding quotes what Brooks told the team before the Soviet game
To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic “Miracle on Ice”, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States, section 2, Sec. 2.
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The finding quotes what Brooks told the team before the Soviet game
The document says “should”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“He reminded his team when they played the Soviets, ``you were born to be hockey players, everyone one of you . . . and you were meant to be here''.”
The close of the section's sixth finding. Congress quotes words it attributes to Herb Brooks, spoken to the team when they played the Soviets. The words "everyone one of you" are as printed in the law, and the ellipsis is the law's own.
What the document actually says
“He reminded his team when they played the Soviets, ``you were born to be hockey players, everyone one of you . . . and you were meant to be here''.”
That sentence, in plain words
Brooks told his players they were born to be hockey players. He said each one of them was meant to be there.
What this is about
He said this before the game with the Soviets. Congress puts his words in the law. The gap in the middle shows that some words are left out.
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