Roger Clemens reflects on playing after 9/11 attacks, discusses how athletes refocus amid tragedy

MLB great Roger Clemens appears on "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich" to talk how athletes focus amid a chaotic world.

Roger Clemens was a member of two teams that won the World Series during his lengthy Major League Baseball career. 

The former New York Yankees pitcher recently appeared on Dan Dakich of Outkick's "Don't @ Me" and talked about how he regained his focus shortly after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

"My 24 years in the majors pale compared to what happened on 9/11," said Clemens, whose first pitching stint in New York City was from 1999-2003. 

The Yankees were making a late-season push for the playoffs at the time, and Clemens was scheduled to take the mound on the day of the attacks.

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Former UT Longhorn pitcher, Houston Astro and 7-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens gives a "Hook 'em Horns" sign from the sideline during the Texas Bowl game between the Texas Longhorns and the Missouri Tigers Dec. 27, 2017, at NRG Stadium in Houston. (Ken Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"I was a New York Yankee. I was actually supposed to pitch that night. I was going for my 20th win, which is a milestone for starting pitchers. Against my former team, the Red Sox," Clemens recalled.

Clemens was in the latter part of what had been a stellar season, having won 16 consecutive starts at one point. But all of his accomplishments on the mound suddenly seemed insignificant after the horrific attacks on the World Trade Center.

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Clemens recalled the surreal feelings he had that day.

"Fighter jets showed up right over top of us flying down in the area. I mean, it was just like we were in