You know him as a hero pilot, bringing a troubled plane to safety and sparing the lives of 155 people in an incredible splashdown on the Hudson River. But "Sully" Sullenberger has a painful secret, revealed in his new book that he says explains his drive to save lives. "I want to correct the record right now: this was a crew effort," Sullenberger said. Call him Captain Chesley Sullenberger, but don't call him a hero. Since his January splashdown of Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, the pilot has dismissed the notion of heroism. Now, in his upcoming memoir "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters," Sullenberger reveals a very personal motivation in his life's work â€" the fact that he couldn't prevent his father from committing suicide. "I'm willing to work very hard to protect people's lives, to be a Good Samaritan, and to not be a bystander, in part because I couldn't save my father," Sullenberger says in the book. Sully's father battle depression, and ultimately shot himself in1995 at age 78, A major theme in the captain's memoir is that it wasn't what Sullenberger did in the crucial minutes before the splashdown, but rather how he spent his 57 years leading up to them. "We need to try to do the right thing every time, to perform at our best, because we never know which moment in our lives we'll be judged on," he wrote. In Sully's case, it was among his best moments. "Something about this episode has captured people's imagination," Sully said in his 60 Minutes interview. "I think they want good news. I think they want to feel hopeful again." source : http://wcbstv.com