9/11/08: Seven Years Later, WE STILL REMEMBER

As you know, all of my Sports Management and Sports Marketing classes today are taking a break from our "regular programming" to pay tribute to the heroes, victims, families and Americans hurt by 9/11. While there is no doubt that there are many of us in the world that are still hurting from those barbaric acts of the day, let us not also forget some of the lessons we were taught. Today, my students will be reflecting on some of the lessons they have learned from living in our post-9/11 world over the last 7 years, including ways that brought unity to a divided and tense nation.

The Sports World too was also affected by these acts, but also played a major part in installing hope and reminding all Americans that our nation would prevail. Here are two clips that show an excellent portrayal of this:

Baseball returned NY after, the MLB suspended 6 days and 91 games of the 2001 season. Here in this clip, Mike Piazza restores order and extends a light of normalcy to NY and America at Shea Stadium, 10 days after the attacks (9/21/01).

George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, instills a sense of hope in all Americans, proving he wasn't scared of terror by marching out onto the pitcher's mound at Yankee Stadium to throw out the first pitch in Game 3 of the 2001 World Series.