Political Quotes

“recently, the president of the University of Oregon, Richard Lariviere, came to meet with me in my office. The University of Oregon is my law school alma mater, and I was commiserating with President Lariviere about the Ducks' narrow loss in the BCS national championship football game. President Lariviere told me about a wonderful speech that Coach Chip Kelly gave to his players after the game. I asked President Lariviere to share the story with me in writing; and with his permission and that of Coach Kelly, I would like now to share that story with my colleagues: Recollections of President Lariviere: On January 10, 2011 when the final whistle ended the BCS national championship football championship game, the University of Oregon was behind by three points--three points scored by our friends from Auburn in the final two seconds of the game. The UO players made their way to the locker room, disappointed needless-to-say. Coach Chip Kelly talked to his players, and his remarks were just what any university president would want to hear from a head coach, made more remarkable and emotional because of the magnitude and unprecedented nature of the moment. With the team gathered around him, Coach Kelly told these student athletes that they had played a great game, that he was proud of them, and that he could not have asked for more. Then he said this: ``In ten minutes the media will come in here and they're going to ask you how you feel.…”