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by David Corson
Making memories to last a lifetime
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hen history etches memories into our lives, we remember them as if they were yesterday. Even though I was very young, I still remember seeing the USA Space Program land men on the moon via an old black and white TV with rabbit ears for reception. I remember the day, March 31, 1981, that President Reagan was shot. I remember where I was when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986. I was in the Big Apple on 9/11—a few miles uptown from Ground Zero. And the list goes on. Some memories are happy; others are sad. But they remain clear in my mind. One of the greatest memories was the 1980 USA hockey team beating the Russians on Feb. 22 at the Lake Placid Olympics as the odds were stacked against them. During my junior year in prep school, we played two games on that same rink—three weeks before the Olympics started. That will always hold a special place in my heart. A bunch of college hockey stars put together to face one of the world’s greatest teams. Nobody gave them a chance.
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COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION & RENOVATION — ISSUE 2, 2021
Remember, practice makes perfect and you will play as your practice. If done correctly, your goals will be obtained with flying colors and big smiles, and thumbs up from your customers that are priceless.
But a tough, old-time hockey coach named Herb Brooks believed in them. From scratch, he assembled the team and developed the blueprint needed to push them forward. Practice, practice, practice until they played perfect. That was the plan. Excellence was the only option—against all odds. And then it happened—the US team won the Gold Medal for only the second time in USA Hockey history (the first in 1960 at the Squaw Valley Winter Olympics). While I wasn't born yet, I still know everything about them. Hockey is in my blood. That commitment to excellence is the same as putting together a construction project. I know I sound like a broken record, but sports is just like business. You get an opportunity to prove yourself, put together a plan, hire the right people to get the job done, have a schedule in place, be flexible enough to overcome obstacles and turn on a dime when needed to cross the finish line for the gold. And then you do it all over again. What an adrenaline rush. It is just like scoring or assisting on a winning goal versus your arch rival. They are memories that stay with you forever. So, as we move into the second quarter of 2021, strive to be just like the 1980 hockey team that won the games needed to propel them into the medal rounds. Remember, practice makes perfect and you will play as your practice. If done correctly, your goals will be obtained with flying colors and big smiles, and thumbs up from your customers that are priceless. We hope to see you all in person sooner rather than later. We miss seeing all of our peeps. That day is coming, and when it does, it will be like winning the Gold Medal. Here's to much success, good health and safety for the rest of the year. Keep the faith. And just like in February 1980, keep pushing to our Miracle on Ice. CCR
