How this book relates to me.

The story of the 1980's Men's Hockey team is one that every USA hockey player knows of and wishes they could have been apart of. The story not only relates to me because it is about a hockey team, but also because it is such a greater under-dog sports story. It's arguably the best upset in sports history. It influences me to play hockey, and respect the game to the fullest because on the ice nothing else matters and anything is possible.
Through my years playing hockey I've seen some monumental upsets and some ridiculous come backs that I thought I'd never witness. As the USA Hockey Team proves in the book, it is not the amount of talent on a hockey team, but the amount of  sacrifice your body endours to help your team come out victorious. This is another aspect that relates to me. On the ice I try to do my best to help my team in anyway possilbe, wheather it be scoring goals or playing tough defense to ensure my team does not go down by a goal.
Never get caught telling a hockey player, "it's just a game." With the amount of time and effort put into each practice, the commitment it takes to play hockey. The player would be have to refuse because when one loves something more than anything else, it may be crazy, but it's certainly not,"just a game".