Miracle.Miracle (Disney, 2004). Kurt Russell stands on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. in Gavin O'Connor's heartwarmer about the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team--and the result may be his best performance ever. Commissioned to take on a Soviet juggernaut that has trounced all comers all who come, or offer, to take part in a matter, especially in a contest or controversy. - Bp. Stillingfleet. See also: Comer , Coach Herb Brooks Herbert Paul Brooks, Jr. (August 5, 1937 – August 11, 2003) was an American ice hockey coach, best known for coaching the U.S. hockey team to a gold medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in an event known as the Miracle on Ice. (Russell) assembles a motley collection mot´ley col`lec´tion n. 1. A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum. of independent-minded college players and begins forging a team to snatch the gold from the Russians. The secret of Brook's success is getting his players to check their egos and differences before getting on the ice and to play together for the common good, something bigger than themselves. **** |
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