“When I looked into the story of Soviet hockey and its players, I realized that it has nothing to do with hockey. It was a larger story using hockey as a window into the story of the rise and fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian people, with friendships and betrayals, paranoia and oppression, and the meaning of sports to people and nations around the world, and how sports was used as a political tool.” PeopleWorldStoriesPoliticalUsedFallNationsSportsPlayerToolsWindowUnionsBetrayalI RealizedOppressionAround The WorldHockeySovietSoviet UnionParanoiaRise And Fall Author:Gabe Polsky
“Sports is like literature. People watch it and if it's beautiful and it's non-violent, whatever messages that you see, people can read into it and say, "Wow! You know what? Whatever they're doing over there, it's extraordinary, and maybe that culture is superior to ours in certain ways."” PeopleIfsKnowsWayBeautifulCertainCultureLiteratureSportsWatchesMessagesExtraordinaryViolentSuperiorsWowNon Violent Author:Gabe Polsky
“People think, sports delivers a message. It's not just about winning and losing, although that's important. It's about other things, too. It demonstrates how it can say certain things about your culture and your society.” PeopleThinkingImportantCertainCultureWinningSportsMessagesLosingWinning And Losing Author:Gabe Polsky
