Herb Brooks Quotes


Let me start with issuing you a challenge: Be better than you are. Set a goal that seems unattainable, and when you reach that goal, set another one even higher.


Citations

Bernstein, Ross. America's Coach: Life Lessons & Leadership Strategies from the Miracle on Ice. Bernstein Books, 2006, p. 14.

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Herb Brooks
Herb Brooks
  • Born: August 5, 1937
  • Died: August 11, 2003
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Ice Hockey Coach, Player

Herbert Paul Brooks Jr. was an American ice hockey player and coach. His most notable achievement came in 1980 as head coach of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team at Lake Placid. At the Games, Brooks' American team upset the heavily-favored Soviet team in a match that came to be known as the "Miracle on Ice."