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Barack Obama: “Guys aren't in it for themselves; they're in it for each other, both on and off the diamond.”

On the recordJuly 20, 2016
Guys aren't in it for themselves; they're in it for each other, both on and off the diamond.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Remarks Honoring the 2015 World Series Champion Kansas City Royals

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