Do You Believe in Miracles?

To say the United States men's hockey team was an underdog going into their match-up with the Soviet Union during the 1980 Winter Olympic games would be a major understatement. The American team was made up of mostly college players, while the Soviets had won six gold medals. Yikes. Throw in a little Cold-War-era friction and you've got a matchup made in sports heaven. You seriously couldn't write a better plot if you were making a movie.

Before the game started, no one thought the American team stood much of a chance against the Soviet superstars. But, while the Soviet team led most of the game, the Americans managed to score and pull ahead 4-3 with 10 minutes left. It wasn't over yet. The U.S. players had to hold off their talented opponents until time ran out. Near the end of the game, the hometown crowd began to count down the clock, and announcer Al Michaels joined in. Then, just as final seconds ticked down, he shouted, "Do you believe in miracles! Yes!"