Political Quotes

“Mr. President, as a boy, as I grew up, what I wanted to be was a baseball player. It didn't take long until I learned I was not big enough, fast enough, or good enough to be the baseball player of my dreams, but that has not taken away my love of the game. I have followed it so closely for many years. I follow it really, really closely. I was a cheerleader for any team Greg Maddux was on. He came from Valley High School, from Las Vegas. Almost immediately he was a star baseball player in the Major Leagues. Whatever team he was on was the team I cheered for. I have been here in Washington now for a number of years. They have had in recent years a professional baseball team. I am reminded that when I was going to law school, working in this building, I went to Griffith Stadium and watched baseball games. I only watched two, but I watched the Washington Senators play the New York Yankees twice--Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, all that crowd. I remember that. In recent years--in fact, the last 2 years--I have focused on the Nationals a lot because of another phenomenon from Las Vegas by the name of Bryce Harper. He has meant so much to that team, as we learned last night. He is recovering from running into the wall at full speed, hurting himself. But last night he was the reason they won--hit a home run and a double in the 10th inning and made a sensational catch. He is really very good. The reason I mention that is that Davey Johnson is the manager of the Washington Nationals.…”