In the lead up to the 1956 Olympic games, a group of missionaries are tasked with helping the fledgling Australian baske | dG1fcHU2a1IwTlBjeW8
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00:01First, we're going to make a little detour. Got a game on.
00:04A game?
00:05Basketball.
00:06You're playing basketball? On your mission?
00:08Yeah, I mean, Australia is not like anywhere else on this planet.
00:11You are not in Idaho anymore, Toto.
00:13To play an Olympic team, I never thought that's a possibility.
00:18Who in all the world would want a bunch of Mormons to get down there and play basketball?
00:25Missionaries who participated could not believe how many people were just coming to see us play.
00:34This is not for us, but for all of those who are following us.
00:38And those who are cheering for us.
00:40Okay, this, this is our time.
00:43Come on, boys! Come on, boys! Come on!
00:46We played better basketball in those days than we could have done if we were here at home.
00:55Coming in!