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> [I'm American and I wanted my friend and people to see ' Red Army' . I didn't want it to be a film for Russia, although I did show it there and they absolutely loved it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-m-american-and-i-wanted-my-friend-and-people-to-see-red-army-i-didn/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

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## More by Gabe Polsky

> [I'm American and I wanted my friend and people to see ' Red Army' . I didn't want it to be a film for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-m-american-and-i-wanted-my-friend-and-people-to-see-red-army-i-didn/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [I'm writing and putting together my next few things. Even during the Red Army process, I've been writing and developing things, so that now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-m-writing-and-putting-together-my-next-few-things-even-during-the/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [I've had a lot of coaches in my life, but I've only had a few very good ones. So, I try to take from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-ve-had-a-lot-of-coaches-in-my-life-but-i-ve-only-had-a-few-very/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [I found a lot of stuff that's never been seen before. That was the goal: to not use cliché Cold War footage but give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-found-a-lot-of-stuff-that-s-never-been-seen-before-that-was-the/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [What I found interesting about Slava Fetisov was that he went through three different generations of Soviet hockey. In the late 70's, he experienced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/what-i-found-interesting-about-slava-fetisov-was-that-he-went-through/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [Anatoli Tarasov, the guy that created the Soviet style of play, was a visionary. He was a creative thinker. He studied ballet and chess…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/anatoli-tarasov-the-guy-that-created-the-soviet-style-of-play-was-a/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [I'm very excited about some of the novels that I have adapted. I think they're equally as powerful, if not more. Going After Cacciato…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-m-very-excited-about-some-of-the-novels-that-i-have-adapted-i-think/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [There (in the Soviet Union) it was a science. In order to be a coach, you had to study in school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/there-in-the-soviet-union-it-was-a-science-in-order-to-be-a-coach-you/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [I don't want to get into being too hockey centered, but I just felt like the late 70's and 80's into the 90's was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-don-t-want-to-get-into-being-too-hockey-centered-but-i-just-felt/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [In the U.S., coaches could be the father next door. They had no formal training. They're like old hockey players. They don't go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/in-the-u-s-coaches-could-be-the-father-next-door-they-had-no-formal/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [I guess the prime example is in North America there's a thing where if there's no opportunity to move forward with the puck, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/i-guess-the-prime-example-is-in-north-america-there-s-a-thing-where/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [When people do something extraordinarily well, it's self-evident. It could be art. It could be a circus, whatever it is, where people are doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/when-people-do-something-extraordinarily-well-it-s-self-evident-it/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [My parents are from the former Soviet Union, from Ukraine, and I grew up wanting to be a professional hockey player.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/my-parents-are-from-the-former-soviet-union-from-ukraine-and-i-grew/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

> [If people see North American hockey and they see violence and brutality and it's not so interesting, that sends a message too about your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/if-people-see-north-american-hockey-and-they-see-violence-and/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-polsky/sports-is-like-literature-people-watch-it-and-if-it-s-beautiful-and/)

[Gabe Polsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-polsky/)

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