Fame launched on YouTube doesn't faze 5-year-old Spring Hill boy

Reciting hockey speech gets him global attention

Josh Sacco was a hit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Sacco became a YouTube sensation and is soaking up the spotlight.

WARNER BROS.

Josh Sacco was a hit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Sacco became a YouTube sensation and is soaking up the spotlight.

Josh Sacco was a hit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Sacco became a YouTube sensation and is soaking up the spotlight.

WARNER BROS.

Josh Sacco was a hit on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Sacco became a YouTube sensation and is soaking up the spotlight.

SPRING HILL — Age 5 is shaping up to be a big year for Josh Sacco.

In the past month, the Chapman's Retreat kindergartner has sat on Ellen DeGeneres' couch, seen his image on ESPN's SportsCenter and made plans to attend the 2010 Winter Olympics.

And he's got the Soviets and Herb Brooks to thank.

The YouTube phenomenon has been viewed nearly 1.8 million times reciting the famous motivational speech from the movie Miracle, about the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team's legendary upset of the Soviets.

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