Political Quotes

“How sweet it is! This past weekend Exree Hipp hopped, Johnny Rhodes romped, Duane Simpkins soared, Keith Booth bolted, Joe Smith slam-dunked, and coach Gary Williams and the mighty Maryland Terrapins roared into the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. This has not been an easy road back to prominence, Mr. Speaker. The drug overdose death of Maryland basketball star Len Bias in June 1986 rocked the campus and the basketball program which, until now, seemed unable to recover from that tragic incident. But the patient and the program are fully recovered. Last Thursday against St. Louis and Saturday against Massachusetts, the young Terrapins showed strength and maturity in beating the number seven and number two seeds in their bracket, thereby advancing the Terps to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1985. I stand before you today with the support of the entire State of Maryland in praising the mighty Terrapins team, Coach Gary Williams and Athletic Director Andy Gieger, and I encourage all in the Washington metropolitan area to join in saluting the Maryland Terps and wishing them success this weekend in Dallas.”