Herb Brooks

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 know, Willie Wonka said it best: we are the makers of dreams, the dreamers of dreams.

Great moments are born from great oppurtunities.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

The failure of the system to deal quickly was attributable to Nixon's lying, stonewalling and refusal to come clean. So it took 26 months for the final truth to be known.

It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.