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Bill Clinton: I wouldn't say that. I've seen some great players. I saw Michael Jordan play when he was a senior in college and North…

On the recordJanuary 22, 1997
I wouldn't say that. I've seen some great players. I saw Michael Jordan play when he was a senior in college and North Carolina came to play Arkansas, and they were ranked first and we were, I don't know, fifth or sixth or something. And we beat them by one point. But it was a fascinating game. And he just is--you know, he's a wonderful player. But basketball, I suppose next to golf, is my favorite sport, although you can tell by the way I'm built and move around I have to be a spectator more than a player. [Laughter] I have never been much of a player, but I love it. And the thing that I find exciting about pro ball is that it's played at such a high level that it seems to me that year-in, year-out on the whole, the group of players is getting better. I believe that is accurate. And so I think some day, you know, Michael may have the kinds of things that we--you know, he scored 51 points last night. His team has a bad night, and it happens to be on the night he's having a good night--you know, he can do something like that. Someday we may take it for granted, that level of achievement. Some day there may be 20, 30 players in this league who can do that, just because of the level of competition they're bringing out of one another--you know, the way they're growing and going. But---- Mr. Hunt. I'll never have time for anything else if that happens, Mr. President. I'm just going to go to those games.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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