Political Quotes

“approximately 1 year ago, on February 23, 1994, Senator Warner remarked for this Record that the University of Virginia soccer team had reached an athletic pinnacle never before achieved: three successive NCAA national championships. I joined Senator Warner and Senator Robb in recognizing this team's achievement with special ceremonies in the U.S. Capitol and with President Clinton and Vice President Gore at the White House. I mention this as a prelude to the Cavaliers' most recent achievement. On December 11, the Virginia Cavaliers soccer team defeated the Indiana Hoosiers by a score of 1-0 to claim an unprecedented fourth consecutive National College Athletic Association title. The Washington Post reported that: The Cavaliers (22-3-1) certainly had a lot to overcome. Top ranked Indiana University (23-3) was considered to have the best chance at knocking off fifth-ranked Virginia, which some felt wasn't as strong as previous years. Midfielder Claudio Reyna, the nation's top player the previous two seasons, had left a year early to play for the 1994 U.S. World Cup team and then professionally in Germany. Indiana, on the other hand, had eight seniors who were hungry for a title after falling short of expectations in previous years. Its midfield also was rated as the nation's best [with two All Americans]. But none of that seemed to matter once the game started. I was fortunate to attend the NCAA championship played at Davidson University in North Carolina.…”