Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson
Ice hockey coach and former NHL forward who won a gold medal in 1980 with the U.S. Olympic hockey team.
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth22 September 1957
car control hours kids six speeding start
I think six hours is not enough in most cases. A lot of kids are just immature. They get in the car and they start speeding down the road, and they have no control over the vehicle.
academic becoming bit bring committed four good kids players standpoint
To do what we have done in four years, yeah, it's a little bit surprising. But at the same (time), if you bring in good players and you bring in kids who are committed not only for the academic standpoint but also committed to becoming better players, things can happen.
action audience bit england good kids start
We thought it would be good to start off with a little bit of action, and secondly, tell a young audience what was going on in England and how disempowered these kids were.
angles kids runs time
It's the first time I've ever had one. Kids had some angles on him, he just outran them. ... You're going to see some big runs like that before he graduates.
building came classroom computers engage kids teaching time using
I noticed, a long time ago, you can engage kids a lot more with a screen. We started using computers in the classroom around 1980, but this class really started when we came to this building about 11 years ago. It was an experiment, and I have been teaching this class (advanced communications) ever since.
atmosphere experience kids night opportunity remember winning
The game, and winning the game, was outstanding. But when these kids look back on the experience and the opportunity they had (Saturday) night and the atmosphere that was created, I think they'll remember that for a long, long time.
decided gets pavement sealed
When it got colder, we decided to wait, because they can't be sealed if the pavement is too cold. We'll have them sealed when it gets warmer.
avoid local until whenever
We are urging local residents to avoid U.S. 69 whenever possible, ... It's a bottleneck right now and will be until probably the weekend.
building continue four growth last past seen support three year
I've seen growth every year on our side. We've done things this year that we didn't do last year. It's building ... we'll just keep doing the things we're doing. If we do that, the support will continue to improve, as it has in the past three or four years.
allowed humanity people
These were people much like you and I. What is it in humanity that allowed it to happen?
challenged game linger period second team wrap
The second period was real big for us, because it kind of put the game out of reach. I challenged the team to come out and play like we wanted to win. It was kind of an 'eye of the tiger'-type thing where we ... let the other team know that we wanted to wrap it up and not let this thing linger on.
face girl
The wonderment in her face is the wonderment of the little girl herself.
cheese piece
The workmanship that had to go into that piece of cheese was outstanding.
entering
Entering the 18th hole, anything could have happened.