Barack Obama: “And I said, 'No, we're UConn. That's what we do, bred to cut down…”

On the recordJune 8, 2014

And I said, 'No, we're UConn. That's what we do, bred to cut down nets.'

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Remarks on Honoring the NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Champion University of Connecticut Huskies

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