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Sports Movies Inspire Area Sports Figures
Best Shot
vBy Rob Nielsen
One of the most enduring forms of entertainment is cinema.
For more than a century, we’ve gone to the movies to be transported
to another place, another world or even another time.
And while sci-fi, drama and comedy may get most of the glory, the
subgenre of sports films continues to entertain audiences nationwide.
Sports movies, whether they’re based on reality or fiction, have
given us glimpses into many elements of our favorite games — the
thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, perfect games, buzzer-beating
shots, the depth of meaning a sport has for certain people and so much
more.
But it’s not just the general public that have enjoyed these movies.
Those who have participated in and covered those sports have
found a deeper meaning and even inspiration in some of these movies.
We spoke with a few such local figures to get their take on their
favorite sports movies, what they mean to them and the inspiration
they draw from them.
It should go without saying, but caution ahead — this article is
loaded with spoilers.
It’s been a while since Yankton School
District activities director Ryan Mors first
saw the Hickory High School Huskers go for
it all in “Hoosiers.”
“I would’ve been in middle school,” Mors
said. “’Hoosiers,’ I saw for the first time,
when it first came out because I was just in
love with basketball when I was a kid. And
what a cool story it was and I fell in love with
that movie from the get-go.”
Released in 1986, “Hoosiers” stars Gene
Hackman, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis
Hopper. Loosely based on Milan High
School’s 1954 Indiana state basketball
championship, the movie follows the efforts
Ryan Mors
of a new coach and the efforts to lead a
small-town Indiana school’s basketball team to a state title.
Mors said he hasn’t lost any love for the film as the years have gone
along.
“Thirty-two years later, I still enjoy watching that movie,” he said.
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