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Remembering 9/11: The country needed heroes

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"He hit a goddamn home run when he was talking," Shea said. The country needed heroes. The country needs heroes. Bush, then president of the United States, gave an emotional pep talk that Jimmy Shea said will forever remain in the back of his mind. ' "With all the things he said, I wanted to race right then. We need you to represent your country with dignity and pride. That was the message delivered to those representing the Stars & Stripes minutes before the athletes took their celebrated stroll through Rice-Eccles Stadium for the opening ceremony of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. "He just sort of winged it. He said, 'We've been hit and we're at war.

Source: Park Record