Political Quotes

“the odds of one of us of becoming a Member of Congress are actually longer than the odds of becoming a major league ball player. I must confess if I had my druthers, I would choose to be a major league ball player. For me, the ideal job would be to play right field for the Chicago Cubs. But I learned very early in life, Mr. Speaker, as a ball player in the Little League, that it was probably an impossible dream for me. As hard as I tried, as much as I hustled, I must confess, and perhaps my political consultants would not want me to say this, I stunk as a baseball player. But as someone who takes vicarious joy in looking at ball players who know how to play the game, I take particular pride that Sammy Sosa happens to play for the Chicago Cubs. And I take also pride as an American in the accomplishments of Mark McGwire. Wrigley Field is not in my congressional district. I have the parking lots across the street. The gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Yates) has the actual ball park. So when Sammy Sosa hits a home run on Waveland Avenue or goes to right field and hits a home run on Sheffield Avenue, those balls are landing in the district of the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Yates). But Chicago happens to be a city of immigrants. I think it is altogether fitting that Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire both share the record at this point, and one happens to be an immigrant, because the City of Chicago and our country was built by immigrants.”