Political Quotes

“I just wanted to address one last thing; that is, the claim that this case was all about health care. The Senator from Tennessee has pointed out as well the options that we have today. But let me speak from a firsthand experience: a college athlete, four operations-- two knees, an elbow, a finger. Probably the only record I hold at Wake Forest is the total number of inches of scars on my body. Because of modern medicine, that record will not be broken because they do not do surgery that way anymore. But I think it is best summed up by our current Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, when he said this: When sports are done right, when priorities are in order, there is no better place to teach invaluable life lessons than on a playing field or court. . . . Discipline, selflessness, resilience, passion, courage, those are all on display in the NCAA. Why would we do anything to risk that? Not only do I believe this is risky, I think just a consideration of it is enough to make us--or should make us reject this quickly, not embrace it. I thank my colleague from Tennessee.”