Herb Brooks’s Motivational Speech from “Miracle,” as Delivered by Me to Myself While Trying to Get Out of Bed on Monday Morning

Oooooohhhhhhhh.

We can do this.

All right.

Let’s go!

Yep.

Come on.

I’m sick and tired of hearing about the Soviets.

Oh shit.

Wow.

If we play ’em ten times, they might win nine.

Oooooofffff.

They’re winning.

Shit.

No!

Let’s do this.

This is our time!

Okay.

Come on!

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah.

Screw ’em!

Oh my God.

All right, go!

[unintelligible noise]

Shit.

Now let’s go out there and play some hockey.

God damnit.

– Jay Gabler