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The overall book is centered on the U.S. vs Russia semi-final game in the 1980 Winter Olympics. It highlights the journey of not only the boys but their head coach Herb Brooks, the Russian team, and previous U.S. Olympic teams.

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Starting the book of the team is sitting in the locker room minutes before they hit the ice of the semi-final game against the Russians. Former players from the 1960 team, specifically Bill Cleary, were giving pep talks to the team to raise their spirits. Previous to the game a lot of the staff was preparing for a defeat and wished to simply capture the bronze medal and play the best that they could. Although when head coach Herb Brooks stepped up for the final words before the historic game he told the boys that they had what it took, they were born to be there in that moment to be on that ice and win.

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Quote 1: "Just when his players were sure he was completely inhumane, he'd throw a tennis ball on the ice for a diversion, or have guys play opposite-handed or in different positions" (Coffey 24)

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Quote 1: "Just when his players were sure he was completely inhumane, he'd throw a tennis ball on the ice for a diversion, or have guys play opposite-handed or in different positions" (Coffey 24)

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Herb Brooks was known for having a very peculiar coaching style. Many of his former players would say that he preached tough love, he always cared about the players but showed it in a different type of way. He liked to keep his players on their toes in order for them to never be comfortable because in the Olympics everything feels different. Since he cared so much for his boys he made sure that they were as fully prepared as he could get them before they skated on that rink. So yes sometimes Brooks would throw something new at them but it was only for their own good, it was his own way of coaching them to their greatest potential.

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Thirteen days earlier the teams played each other at the famous Madison Square Garden where they would be able to get a solid look at each other. Going into the game the plan was to just get an understanding of the team because it was obvious that they had strong players. One player, in particular, #16 Vladimir Petrov, was considered the Soviet's strongest player due to his giant stature. In the end, the Russian team dominated the game with a final score of 10-3 but it was a success for the US boys. Brooks decided that he wanted to be more observant of the Russian team and give up less of the US secrets. He referred to the game as a "ploy" where they played a little bit of possum. The Soviet head coach, Viktor Tikhonov, also realized the strategy of the Americans and felt that they were holding out on him.

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Head coach of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team. Brooks was selected to be the coach of the team after he himself was on the roster for two olympics.

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Goaltenders
#30 Jim Craig
#1 Steve Janaszak

Defensemen
#6 Bill Baker
#3 Ken Morrow
#17 Jack O'Callahan
#5 Mike Ramsey
#20 Bob Suter

Forwards
#9 Neal Broten
#23 Dave Christian
#11 Steve Christoff
#21 Mike Eruzione
#28 John Harrington
#10 Mark Johnson
#24 Rob McClanahan
#16 Mark Pavelich
#25 William Schneider
#8 Dave Silk
#19 Eric Strobel
#27 Phil Verchota
#15 Mark Wells

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Head coach of the 1980 Russian Olympic team. Like Brooks, Viktor Tikhonov was known not only for his tough love mentality but the extreme extents he would go to train his teams. Coach Tikhonov did everything and some for the success of his team. He had them constantly practicing, on strict intense diets, and pumping iron in the gym for the few seconds they had off.

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Goaltenders
#1 Vladimir Myshkin
#20 Vladislav Tretiak

Defensemen
#2 Viacheslav Fetisov
#5 Vasily Pervukhin
#7 Alexei Kasatonov
#12 Sergei Starikov
#14 Zinetula Bilyaletdinov

Forwards
#9 Vladimir Krutov
#10 Alexander Maltsev
#11 Yuri Lebedev
#13 Boris Mikhailov
#16 Vladimir Petrov
#17 Valery Kharlamov
#19 Helmut Balderis
#22 Viktor Zhluktov
#23 Alexander Golikov
#24 Sergei Makarov
#25 Vladimir Golikov
#26 Alexadner Skvortsov

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Quote 2: "'You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours"' (Coffey 25)

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Quote 2: "'You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours"' (Coffey 25)

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At first, Herb Brooks and the rest of the coaching staff were sure that they had no chance of beating the Soviets but clearly after Brooks said this to the boys his mind had changed. After the MSG game, they had time to create a game plan for the Soviets and Coach Brooks had so much confidence not only in that plan but also in the talent, spirit, and heart of his players. The last thing he had to do was put that confidence back into the boys so that they could capture the moment that was theirs.

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Quote 3: "The Soviet Union had lost 28 million people in the war and was facing the most massive reconstruction project the world had ever seen. Sports began to be seen as a welcome and pleasant diversion" (Coffey 29)

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Quote 3: "The Soviet Union had lost 28 million people in the war and was facing the most massive reconstruction project the world had ever seen. Sports began to be seen as a welcome and pleasant diversion" (Coffey 29)

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This quote puts into realization for why sports were dominated so heavily by the Soviet Union. Before all of the drug and steroid scandals their athletes were true beasts that grew from grit and strength. After being forced into so much hardship due to the taxing war, Russian athletes wanted to do all they could to bring back some type of good news to their country. The Russian hockey team was no different, they were driven by the need of their country to become the most dominating team at the time. The Soviets were so good that the U.S. team described them as being so good they could beat any of the current NHL teams without a sweat drip down their face.