Political Quotes

“But I will have to tell you, Mr. Speaker, we were so thrilled with our Tennessee Lady Vols, and we did like that score of 59-46. We thought that was very good. We liked the fact that our Lady Vols captured their seventh title in 20 years, and it was the first NCAA championship since they won three straight titles, as my colleague from Knoxville mentioned, there in 1996, 1997, 1998. He mentioned also their coach, Pat Head Summitt, and mentioned that she is the NCAA's all-time winningest coach, male or female. She is given to leadership and she is given to mentoring and role modeling. That is why she has totaled up 947 victories, and she is still counting because she is still out there. And we accept that challenge from those at Rutgers. We know they are coming back next year, but so are we, and we know that Coach Summitt is going to be out there. And, again, we expect that they will dominate not only the SEC but the NCAA. And, as always, the Lady Vols accomplished their goal with the dignity befitting one of college basketball's most celebrated programs. Yet their on-the-court exploits pale in comparison to the fact that the Lady Vols continue to set a standard for Division I college sports in the classroom.”