Flight 93, Doug MacMillan on his friend Todd Beamer, Summary and Analysis

Doug met Todd when they were both adults playing baseball for their church. Doug thought Todd was a wonderful person and must have been a great athlete in his prime. Doug credits sports with teaching Todd teamwork and discipline, and also how to set goals. Doug was thrilled in the aftermath of Flight 93, that the whole world got to see Todd the way he did, as heroic and decisive.

Doug thought his friend Todd was a great person, who was motivated and decisive, character traits that Doug believes Todd gained through sports. Todd learned to be a team leader from sports, touching on the theme of the general impact of sports, and it was this skill that helped Todd organize the other people on board Flight 93, to...