Bill Clinton: “Fullerton Baseball Team September 15, 1995 Thank you very much. Thank you. Please be seated. Dr. Gordon, Coach Garrido…”

“Fullerton Baseball Team September 15, 1995 Thank you very much. Thank you. Please be seated. Dr. Gordon, Coach Garrido, Assistant Coach George Horton, Congressman Royce, to my friend Roger Johnson and to all the members of this championship team: Now, I knew that Cal State-Fullerton had won the national baseball championship because I keep up with it. But some of the less schooled people here in the White House, when they heard that Cal State was coming today and it was about baseball, they thought that someone had given Cal Ripken a whole State. [Laughter] And when they said that, I said, ``Well, I hope he'll share it with me next year.'' [Laughter] Think about that. Coach Garrido, Coach Horton, to all the student athletes who are here, I want to congratulate you on a remarkable baseball season and on your national championship. Baseball is both a team sport and a collection of individual players. Most important of all, it's a team sport, but I think it's worth noting that four of these players were selected to the College World Series All Tournament Team: Brian Loyd, the catcher; the third- baseman, Tony Martinez; Ted Silva, the pitcher; and the series MVP and the college player of the year, the outfielder, Mark Kotsay. I also want to compliment the coach and the players on complete honesty and full disclosure.…”