Honoring The 2008 WNBA Champions
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
HONORING THE 2008 WNBA CHAMPIONS THE DETROIT SHOCK

THE PRESIDENT:  Hey, guys.  Hello, hello, hello.  (Applause.)  Please, everybody, be seated.  Be seated.  Well, welcome to the White House, everybody.  And we are so pleased to have the Detroit Shock here.  We want to congratulate them and all your fans for your third WNBA Championship in six years.  Give them a big round of applause.  (Applause.)

We've got some special fans from Capitol Hill here who take great pride in Detroit -- Senator Carl Levin is in the house.  (Applause.)  Representative Sandy Levin is in the house.  (Applause.)  And Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick is in the house.  (Applause.)

I want to thank Donna Orender, the president of the WNBA, who's here today.  Donna is right back -- there she is, right there.  (Applause.)  Congratulations on the success of this league and the inspiration it provides to young women everywhere.

I also want to thank the owner of the Detroit Shock and the Detroit Pistons1, Karen Davidson, for coming.  Your husband -- go ahead, give her a round of applause.  (Applause.)  Your husband Bill had a great impact not just in the NBA and the WNBA, but also on countless2 individuals who benefit from his giving spirit.

Now, I have to say, everybody knows I'm a Chicago Bulls fan. (Laughter.)  And a few years ago, when the Bulls and the Pistons were thick in the middle of their rivalry3, I never imagined that I'd be saying:  Congratulations, Bill Laimbeer.  (Laughter.)  Or, congratulations, Rick Mahorn.  (Laughter.)  If I knew I was President then, to think that I'd be inviting4 them to the White House is hard to take.  (Laughter.)  But let's face it, these guys are winners.  They always have been.  They know how to win. And I want to congratulate the Finals MVP Katie Smith -- (applause) -- team captain Cheryl Ford5 -- (applause) -- and all the other women that make this such an outstanding team.

I also want to salute6 this organization and this team for donating so much time and energy to lifting up the Detroit community.  They've given free tickets to underprivileged youth, mentored7 abused women and children, donated backpacks filled with school supplies to foster kids, restored a rundown library into a safe, clean place for kids to play and to grow.
 
And I want to thank them for participating in our United We Serve summer of service.  Earlier today, these players took time to host a WNBA Fit Clinic for young boys and girls at a local Boys and Girls Club, to teach fitness and nutrition and self-confidence -- and I understand they brought some of the young participants along with them to the White House.  I suspect it must be these young people here today.  (Applause.)

Let me also say something as a father -- I was mentioning it to the team before we came out.  It's hard to believe the WNBA has already been around for 12 years.  And that means that my daughters have never known a time when women couldn't play professional sports.

They look at the TV and they see me watching SportsCenter and they see young women who look like them on the screen.  And that lets them and all our young women, as well as young men know that we should take for granted that women are going to thrive and excel as athletes.  And it makes my daughters look at themselves differently; to see that they can be champions, too. 
So, as a father, I want to say thank you.  (Applause.)  And thank you to all the WNBA athletes who work hard each day to set a positive example to which all our daughters can aspire8.

Congratulations again on your championship season.  Good luck this year.  And, Coach, congratulations.  (Applause.)

All right, thank you.



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1 pistons c10621515a8dfd90d65ed99cc8c6e998     
活塞( piston的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Some pistons have seating rings of metal or leather. 有些活塞上有金属或皮革的密封环。
  • A pump uses valves and pistons. 泵使用阀和活塞。
2 countless 7vqz9L     
adj.无数的,多得不计其数的
参考例句:
  • In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
  • I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。
3 rivalry tXExd     
n.竞争,竞赛,对抗
参考例句:
  • The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.这次争吵是两家不和引起的。
  • He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
4 inviting CqIzNp     
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
参考例句:
  • An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
  • The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人,使人感到亲切温馨。
5 Ford KiIxx     
n.浅滩,水浅可涉处;v.涉水,涉过
参考例句:
  • They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上,所以我们只能涉水过河。
  • If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪,必须极度小心。
6 salute rYzx4     
vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮
参考例句:
  • Merchant ships salute each other by dipping the flag.商船互相点旗致敬。
  • The Japanese women salute the people with formal bows in welcome.这些日本妇女以正式的鞠躬向人们施礼以示欢迎。
7 mentored 2bbdacb6ee8801a4bac1a56d8feda8dd     
v.(无经验之人的)有经验可信赖的顾问( mentor的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They had a fantastic dean who really mentored a lot of people. 那儿的教务长非常出色,的确为许多人提供了指导。 来自互联网
  • The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school. 那位著名的教授在他读研究生期间指导他。 来自互联网
8 aspire ANbz2     
vi.(to,after)渴望,追求,有志于
参考例句:
  • Living together with you is what I aspire toward in my life.和你一起生活是我一生最大的愿望。
  • I aspire to be an innovator not a follower.我迫切希望能变成个开创者而不是跟随者。
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