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August 26, 2004
A Piece of History
Tonight Teri and I watched Miracle. It's about the 1980 USA hockey team - well, actually, it's about the coach that lead them. Interesting movie and they did a good job of adding just the right amount of drama. I loved the coach, he had a great attitude toward what he was hired to do and didn't let anyone stand in his way.
Quote that sums up the movie: "I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for the right players."
Well worth the watch...<spoiler>USA Wins</spoiler>
Rating: 4 stars out of 5 stars
Posted by Jesse at August 26, 2004 11:35 PM
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Good movie.
A couple of years ago we had a half-day department meeting at work, and one of the motivational films they showed us was a short documentary on that team. And yeah, it made everyone feel pretty good.
Well, almost.
As the movie was ending, I had a thought... I wonder how our new hire, Boris, reacted to that?
I was part of the first interview team for Boris. His resume was impressive; he'd worked as a coder in a Soviet nuclear missile facility (!) before moving to Mexico in 1992, and then to the US in 1995. He was a primadonna, but he was very good at his job.
Anyway, later I asked a coworker about that. She said that she had talked to the director, who had realized the same thing about the same time I did. The director went to Boris and asked his reaction to the film.
"I... seem to remember that game differently."
Guess it couldn't be said any better than that.
Posted by: Greg Trotter at August 27, 2004 7:57 AM
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