Political Quotes

“this evening, along with my fellow Lady Vol fan, Senator Fred Thompson, I introduce this sense-of-the-Senate resolution establishing the Tennessee Lady Vols as the new dynasty in collegiate women's basketball. When one recites the great basketball dynasties of all time, the Boston Celtics, the Chicago Bulls, and the UCLA Bruins Men's team, one should certainly complete that list with the Tennessee Lady Vols. The greatest coach in women's basketball history, Pat Summitt, who recently appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated as the ``Wizard of Knoxville,'' has led the Lady Vols to their third national championship in a row by defeating a great Louisiana Tech team by the score of 93-75 in the NCAA Tournament final. This victory capped a perfect season at 39 wins and zero losses, the most victories ever for a woman's team. In fact, their current winning streak is 45 games. I watched, along with my fellow Tennesseans, with pride as the Lady Vols marched through their perfect season, defeating 39 teams by an average margin of 30 points. And 16 of these victories were against teams ranked in the top 25 in the Nation. This dominance is likely to continue into next year because, as all Lady Vol fans know, only one of these champion players is a senior.…”