Bill Clinton: “Thank you very much. I kind of hate to follow Rendell tonight. [Laughter] It's a true story, that story you heard about…”

“Thank you very much. I kind of hate to follow Rendell tonight. [Laughter] It's a true story, that story you heard about me asking if he modeled for these sculptures. [Laughter] You know, he did so well tonight, I think he sort of halfway talked himself into believing it. It was great. [Laughter] I tell you, I would just like to say one serious thing about the mayor. I remember when we walked the street here in 1992, when he took me into a neighborhood where the gangs and the drugs had been cleared out. I remember when we shot baskets together. He won. [Laughter] I think I've demonstrated to the whole world that I'm not always very smart, but I was smart enough to know I shouldn't win that basketball game in '92. [Laughter] I knew the only score I was trying to win was in November and that it would help if I took a well-considered dive. [Laughter] No, he beat me fair and square, actually. But I want you to know that to me it's just literally thrilling to come here to this city to see what has been done, to see the whole sort of spirit of the place, to see the neighborhoods that have come back, to see the people that are working, to see the projects that are on line.…”