Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski thought the United States men's basketball team needed a fight song.
So before starting his first practice for the 2008 Olympics as the U.S. National Team head coach, he summoned Kevin Cullen, his trusted video coordinator at Duke. Cullen was tasked with putting together a video to the “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
But Krzyzewski didn’t want just any old cover of the national anthem. He wanted the video done over Marvin Gaye’s iconic version sung at the 1983 NBA All-Star game.
While the anthem was played, the video showed highlights and pictures from their performances as individuals and as a team.