Thanks John,
My 13 year old is a big sports fan. I can't wait show this to him.
Steve O
Columbia City, Indiana
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glass, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 8:49 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Terrorist Attacks
>
>
> The tragedy happened on Tuesday and I'm a huge sports fan.
> No sports have
> shown on television for the last two days and I realized something.
>
> I think about the people who I admired most on TV: the
> Michael Jordans, the
> Shaquille O'Neals, the Wayne Gretzky's. I admired these people and
> considered these multimillionaire sports figures as heroes.
> But I look at
> TV the last couple of days and don't see these millionaires.
> Do not see my
> sports. I see the police officers, firemen, rescue workers,
> and volunteers
> who risked their lives, gave their lives, and who are
> currently looking to
> save lives in the worst terroristic act in U.S. history. I
> see these people
> who do not get multi-million dollar contracts and aren't
> pro-athletes. I
> see people who are underpaid and underappreciated, yet put
> their lives on
> the line for Americans every stinking day.
>
> For the first time in my life, I realized who the true heroes in this
> country really are.
>
> Charles Barkley was right when he said many years ago, "I am
> not a role
> model." The next time you notice a child looking to TV for a
> role model,
> show them a videotape of these people risking their lives
> trying to rescue
> people from this WTC disaster and they'll see who the true
> role models in
> this country really are.
>
>
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