Mike Eruzione: USA Wins Gold, the Miracle on Ice, and the Mindset of a Champion

Mike Eruzione· Guest0:00

If I had never played in that summer league game, I never would have gone to Boston University. And if I had never gone to Boston University, I never would have ended up playing on a US Olympic team. Not every day is a great day. Sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to work out. There are a lot of important values in life, and the most important one is respect. And we skated that night because of three things. He said to us, "If you don't respect yourself, you won't be successful." All of a sudden Herb calls me into the back area, and he says, "Mike, I just got a call from President Carter, and they are sending Air Force One tomorrow morning at 6:30 in the morning to take you guys to the White House." Other than being a police officer, a firefighter, or somebody in the military, there's no greater feeling than putting on a USA jersey. [cheering] Oh. Thank you. [cheering] Thank you very much. All right, sit down. Thank you. [laughs] Thank you. Wow, you people were born when I played. [laughs] Some, some of you.

Sean Callagy· Host1:02

I, I told, uh, Mr. Mike Eruzione that, um, if we had the opportunity to have Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, or Beyoncé, you guys would prefer him. Was I telling the truth? If yes, say yes.

Mike Eruzione· Guest1:15

I, I- I'd rather see me than those three as well.

Sean Callagy· Host1:19

[laughs] Um, so Mike, it is, uh, such an honor and privilege to have you here today. Um, but before we get started, um, we wanted to share a couple