Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 9/10/2011

Coach Bill Parcells, defending his liberal use of sarcasm when addressing his team: "The only players I hurt with my words are the ones with an inflated opinion of their ability."

Birthdays:
Arnold Palmer b. 1929
Roger Maris b. 1934
Bob Lanier b. 1948
Randy Johnson b. 1963
Gustavo "Guga" Kuerton b. 1976

Packers Fact:
Linebacker Ray Nitschke (1958-1972) played college football at Illinois.

Weep,
But do not complain—

—DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD, Swedish statesman

ON NON-MOVING
OBJECTS, MOVING

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I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.

written on an actual accident report

ON THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11

After the World Trade Center fell in 2001, it was cordoned off as a crime scene and photographers were not allowed on the site. But through endless resourcefulness and perseverance, Joel Meyerowitz managed to be there day after day with his large-format camera. Aftermath is the extraordinary photographic record of the nine months following the disaster. It was published on the fifth anniversary of 9/11, and it remains one of the great collections of images from a tragic and momentous time.

AFTERMATH: WORLD TRADE CENTER ARCHIVE, by Joel Meyerowitz (Phaidon Press, 2006)