"Johnson over to Ramsey! Bilyaletdinov gets checked by Ramsey! McClanahan is there! The puck is still loose! Eleven seconds-- [original audio broadcast] You've got ten seconds, the countdown going on right now! Morrow, up to Silk! Five seconds left in the game! Do you believe in miracles?! YES!!!"

"[Epilogue voiceover] Two days later, the miracle was made complete. My boys defeated Finland to win the gold medal, coming from behind once again. As I watched them out there, celebrating on the ice, I realized that Patti had been right. It was a lot more than a hockey game, not only for those who watched it, but for those who played in it. I've often been asked in the years since Lake Placid what was the best moment for me. Well, it was here - the sight of 20 young men of such differing backgrounds now standing as one. Young men willing to sacrifice so much of themselves, all for an unknown. A few years later, the U.S. began using professional athletes at the Games - "Dream Teams". I always found that term ironic because now that we have Dream Teams, we seldom ever get to dream. But on one weekend, as America and the world watched, a group of remarkable young men gave the nation what it needed most - a chance, for one night, not only to dream, but a chance, once again, to believe."

"[Speaking to team during the last intermission in the US-USSR game] Listen to 'em (the crowd chanting U-S-A!). That's what you've done. Now, we've come from behind in every game in this tournament so far and we can do it again. [team blankly stares] We can beat these guys! Everybody in!... Who do you play for?"

"[Addressing the team before the US-USSR game] Great moments...are born from great opportunity. And that's what you have here, tonight, boys. That's what you've earned here tonight. One game. If we played 'em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game, not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them...and we shut them down because we can! Tonight, we... are the greatest hockey team in the world. You were born to be hockey players. Every one of you. And you were meant to be here tonight. This is your time. Their time...is done. It's over. I'm sick and tired of hearing about what a great hockey team the Soviets have. Screw 'em! This... is your time! Now go out there and take it!"

"This cannot be a team of common men. Because common men go nowhere. You have to be uncommon. Again."

"You keep playing this way, you won't beat anyone that's good, let alone great! You want to make this team, then you better start playing at a level that's gonna FORCE ME TO KEEP YOU HERE! AGAIN!"

"You better think about something else, each and every one of you. When you pull on that jersey, you represent yourself and your teammates...and the name on the front is a hell of a lot more important than the one on the back! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD! AGAIN!"

"You think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't have enough talent to win on talent alone. Again!"

"Steve Carlson – Steve Hanson (#17)"

"Joe Nolan – Clarence "Screaming Buffalo" Swamptown"

"Ross Smith – Barclay Donaldson"

"Connie Madigan - Ross "Mad Dog" Madison"

"Paul Dooley – Hyannisport Announcer"

"Larry Block – Peterboro Referee"

"Barbara L. Shorts as Bluebird"

"Nancy N. Dowd – Andrea"

"Andrew Duncan – Jim Carr"

"Ned Dowd – Ogie Ogilthorpe"

"Blake Ball – Gilmore Tuttle"

"Christopher Murney – Tommy Hanrahan"

"Jean Rosario Tetreault – Bergeron (#8)"

"Guido Tenesi – Billy Charlebois (#5)"

"Ronald L. Docken – Lebrun (#30)"

"Paul D'Amato – Tim "Dr. Hook" McCracken"

"Swoosie Kurtz – Shirley Upton"

"M. Emmet Walsh – Dickie Dunn"

"Melinda Dillon – Suzanne Hanrahan"

"Kathryn Walker – Anita McCambridge"

"Matthew Cowles – Charlie"

"Yvan Ponton – Jean-Guy Drouin (#14)"

"Stephen Mendillo – Jim Ahern (#6)"

"Brad Sullivan – Morris "Mo" Wanchuk (#2)"

"Allan Nicholls – Johnny Upton (#12)"

"Yvon Barrette – Denis Lemieux (#1)"

"David Hanson – Jack Hanson (#16)"

"I'd like to place a personal bounty on the head of Tim McCracken. He's the coach and chief punk on that Syracuse team."

"Jesus Christ, what a fuckin' nightmare."

"[baiting the opposing goalie from behind the net] Hey, Hanrahan! Hanrahan!...Hey, Hanrahan! Suzanne sucks pussy!...Hey, Hanrahan, she's a dyke! I know! I know!...She's a lesbian! A lesbian! A lesbian!"

"Well Reg is our coach. Yeah, sure, Old Time Hockey! Like Eddie Shore. Eddie Shore, yeah. Coach... our line starts?"

"[to Ogie Ogilthorpe] Hi, Ogie! Buy ya a soda after the game?"

"Hey ya think they show Speed Racer here?"

"Ned Braden: You take the van, I'll keep the dog."

"Jim Carr: I may be bald, but at least I'm not chicken-shit!"