Agreed - - a HUGE well done to the AA flight crew. Put yourself in their position: accelerating normally on takeoff roll, and all of a sudden you see see another aircraft stray into your path -- you're much too fast to stop the aircraft before impact, yet still below Vr. Logical thinking, quick action, and yes, even a bit of luck too (sizes of aircraft, load/weight of F100, etc.), resulted in the avoidance of a tragic event.
"Shaken" is probably an understatement.
[This message has been edited by McD (edited 16 May 2001).]