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Bill Clinton: I think he did what I try to do; he didn't vary his routine. He just focused on the day that was before him. And I think…

On the recordApril 2, 1996
I think he did what I try to do; he didn't vary his routine. He just focused on the day that was before him. And I think that he must have had the record in mind, but it didn't paralyze his play. Even the night he was here, the night he broke the record, he hit a home run on a 0-3 pitch. So he still had enough presence of mind not to even just take the walk, you know? He was there, ready. He was playing. He was alive to every moment, and I think that's what you have to do. When you're under a lot of pressure, you have to just take a deep breath and do what you know to do.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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