The movie Miracle is about the story of the 1980 United States Olympic hockey team. All odds were against them. They were a team of young Americans going up against the veteran Soviet team, who had been dominating the hockey world for years. In a scrimmage prior to the Olympics, Team U.S.A. was embarrassed and lost to the Soviets 10-0. They were seen as a joke, and when the 1980 Winter Olympics came around, they weren't expected to win, they weren't even expected to get to the medal rounds, but they shocked the world and beat the Soviets 4-3 in the semi-finals in a come behind win. They went on to beat Finland in the finals in another come behind win to win the gold medal.
My theory is that once the highest level of winning is achieved, nothing else is comparable. The 1980 Olympic hockey team proves that anything is always possible, therefore is always expected. Is the expectation of winning a generational thing? Has it always been an American value? But the real question is, "Do you believe in Miracles?"
I think that Miracle is a fabulous movie and I definitely love it. But to answer your question I think that the drive to has been here for awhile now. I would pinpoint it to the immigration of people to America. All these people dropped their lives and came to America with absolutely nothing. From nothing they had to strive to win, to create a successful life for themselves and their children. That drive has been communicated throughout the generations and that is why we always want so badly to win. The focus of winning has changed but its still there
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