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A preschooler in a YouTube video performs an inspirational coach's speech from the movie "Miracle."
And not everyone is happy about it.
Sports fans everywhere remember the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. That was the year the United States beat the Soviet Union in ice hockey, a feat that seemed impossible in the weeks leading up to the games.
Jim Sacco is a big hockey fan, and the 1980 miracle was a big moment in his life, according to a story on Yahoo! Sports. Sacco did what a lot of fathers do -- he shared that passion with his son Josh. (Josh recently turned 5; he was 4 when the video was filmed.) Sacco even brought his son "to Lake Placid to skate on the hallowed ice and sit on the bench where the late coach barked orders," Yahoo!'s Greg Wyshynski wrote on his Puck Daddy blog.
And of course, father and son watched the 2004 movie "Miracle" together.
About 150 times.
These repeated viewings led to young Josh performing scenes from the film. Dad decided to film Josh reciting U.S. Hockey Coach Herb Brooks' locker room speech, as performed by Kurt Russell. He posted it on YouTube to share with family members, but of course other people saw the clip and the cuteness of it all pushed it viral.
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10-06-2009 @ 7:10AM
downema1160 said...Wow, in a day when students don't have to memorize anything anymore (think "Preamble to the US Constitution" or "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address", I think this dad has done his son a great service by teaching him to memorize and deliver long prose. Things used to be taught by rote, and you could pull that information out of your head at the drop of a hat. At least I always could and by and large, still can! What's so wrong with this? The kid is obviously smart enough to do it, and the skill can only serve him well in the future. As for the content, what's wrong with it? Why don't we stand up and collectively scream at what young actors are spewing forth on television and in the movies? Much ado about nothing methinks.
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10-06-2009 @ 10:42AM
Adele H. said...Hey you guys--cut the family a break. When my granddaughter was 2 years old, she loved to watch all the Disney animated movies and would have all the characters' lines memorized. She entertained herself by standing in front of the mirror acting out an entire movie. Now, she is 8, very intelligent, ahead of her class and curious about many aspects of life and always wanting to learn more. Just because a kid watches movies doesn't mean the parents are totally ignoring their child. The opposite was true in my daughter's family. When they weren't interacting as a family--on came the Disney movies because it made my granddaughter happy and I believe, the memorization got that brain of hers moving in high gear.
10-06-2009 @ 7:12AM
downema1160 said...And by the way, both of my children can deliver any scene from "Young Frankenstein", Call the Drama Police!!
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10-06-2009 @ 7:14AM
Dan said...Jesus. Get over it, haters. Are you really that offended the kid is watching movies instead of studying some dusty old novel that hasn't been relevant to daily life in 100 years? Or are you just looking for something to get a bug up your butt about? Lighten up.
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10-06-2009 @ 7:19AM
katydoll85 said...People are seriously pathetic....It's really none of your business how other people parent their children. For those of you who haven't seen the movie, it's a huge piece of our country's history. It also touches on events that happened in the years leading up to 1980, such as Watergate, Jimmy Carter's famous speech, and gas shortages. These are things that he will be learning about in school in a few years. Personally, if my son when to his first day of Kindergarden, and while all the other kids are talking about the latest episode of Dora the Explorer, or Yo Gabba Gabba, and my son was quoting Jimmy Carter...I'd be ok with that.
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10-06-2009 @ 7:25AM
mama4 said...He is so freakin' cute!
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10-06-2009 @ 7:38AM
Mary said...He's cute! I love his little speech issue (lisp or whatever it is). He does a great job.
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10-06-2009 @ 7:28AM
mark said...That's funny, just keep them away from ROCKY HORROR!!! :)
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10-06-2009 @ 7:33AM
mesimmons1965 said...There are sooooo many other important issues to discuss and be concerned about! So what if this kid can recite a speech from a movie? At least, there is some father/son time going on which doesn't happen very often anymore!
C'mon.....be sensible. Just because he can recite verbatum a movie speech doesn't mean he'll work in a Burger King the rest of his life!
Give me, the kid, his father and everyone else a break!
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10-06-2009 @ 8:07AM
Kenny said...Good Lord. Why has our society become such a shell for our kids? They can't grow up to think everything is Mickey Mouse all the time. How will they handle tragedy and failure/disappointment if all we do is make them believe that the world is all good and they have nothing to fear?
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10-06-2009 @ 7:35AM
joeblow said...You People that have bad comments against this guy are a bunch of no life scared little PC's. You do not see in the story of how much time the father is spending with his son. Were you bastard children with no dad to hug you. F U all.
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10-06-2009 @ 9:53AM
smitty said...Classy.
10-20-2009 @ 1:02PM
Jenni said...As an early childhood professional, one would most likely expect me to criticize this parent. However, I'm not. Parenting is different for everyone and unless someone is causing thier child physical or emotional harm, who are we to judge. I believe that this parent must have spent a great deal of good quality time with his child. Sharing your time with your children is one of the most important things you can do to foster thier emotional health. I bet if the child had recited the Gettysburg Address, people would be impressed. But I'd be curious, was the child interested in that or was he being forced. It appears to me that this dad and his child have found commom ground and are enjoying spending time with each other.
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10-06-2009 @ 7:39AM
Sherry said...I don't care what anyone says-this is TOO CUTE! This child obviously loves hocky (and tv)-he should get to meet a team and have some tickets to the games!
Lay-off the parents! This cutie may have a career of public speaking ahead of him! So ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!
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10-06-2009 @ 11:21AM
ang said...He is too cute. What's wrong with a father sharing a piece of history and of himself with his child?
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10-06-2009 @ 7:42AM
Kay said...There are a whole lot of things worse than that utube speech from a 4 year old, look at all those little girls paraded in costumes, putting on sexy little song and dance numbers ala grown up musical motion pictures. That seems ok with folks so what's the real beef here?
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10-06-2009 @ 7:45AM
yabbi said...Historically, memorizing and receciting prose and or poetry was a big part of 'education'. This is not exactly child abuse, but I think the father has compulsive obsessive disorder and should not be allowed to inflict himself on his child in such a manner. It's not going to end with this silliness, the dad will find other ways to 'automate' his son. Get a life, dad, before your kid grows up to hate you and your insensitive bullying.
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10-06-2009 @ 7:54AM
mai said...WOW what a kid! Any Parent should be Proud. Each of touch our kids in different ways. He has passion. Maybe this is the speech that these two use. I believe that those who can not see abuse others in order to prove their own self-ness. Be Blessed,
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10-06-2009 @ 7:50AM
heidi said...He is a cute child and i dont see anything wrong with his little speech.
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10-06-2009 @ 8:44AM
j01943e said...WELL I SEE WE HAVE SOME OBAMA $HIT HEADS IN HERE WHO THINK THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO TELL EVERYONE HOW TO DO EVERYTHING! THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE IN ACORN!
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