Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support this resolution congratulating Greivis Vasquez and Coach Gary Williams on an outstanding season for the University of Maryland Men's Basketball Team. Their home is in Prince Georges County--my home county--and I congratulate the Terrapins men's basketball team on a season that came to a close just last week, ending the season with monumental victories, including a double overtime game win against the Virginia Tech Hokies. The season-ending victory over the University of Virginia placed the Terrapins as the number two seed going into the Atlantic Coast Conference Quarter-Finals. The Terrapins completed their regular 2009-2010 Atlantic Coast Conference season with an impressive 13 wins and 3 losses, earning first place honors, along with the top-ranked Duke University Blue Devils. I'd like to point out as a point of personal privilege and note that one of the three losses that Maryland faced this year was to the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest University, my alma mater, but I stand here nonetheless in support of our hometown Maryland Terrapins. The season got off to a promising start with star player Greivis Vasquez electing to forgo the National Basketball Association draft and play his senior year with the Terrapins. It proved to be a wise decision for him because Greivis went on to average 19.6 points per game during the season. He even scored a career-high 41 points in a single game. That was a rare feat for any basketball star.…”