George W. Bush: “This is a championship team on the court, and this is a championship team off the court.”

To you and the honored dead, our country is forever grateful.

For eight years, it has been my honor to serve as your President. The first decade of this new century has been a period of consequence—a time set apart.

I have confidence in the promise of America because I know the character of our people.

Being your President was a high privilege, and the honor of a lifetime.