Barack Obama: “Sports has a way, sometimes, of changing hearts in a way that politics…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2017

Sports has a way, sometimes, of changing hearts in a way that politics or business doesn't.

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Remarks Honoring the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs

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Barack Obama: “Sports has a way, sometimes, of changing hearts in a way that politics or business doesn't.”