George Herbert Walker Bush, Proclamation 6395
“ In basketball, we meet adversity head on. It's so much like life itself: the ups and downs, the obstacles—they make you strong. A coach is a teacher, and like any good teacher, I'm trying to build men.Like all sports, basketball not only promotes physical health and fitness but also fosters virtues that serve players well on and off the court. ”
George Herbert Walker Bush, Proclamation 6395
“ Once played primarily at YMCA facilities, basketball now boasts players and fans around the globe. Breakaway rims and gravity-defying jump shots have replaced the one-handed set shot into wooden receptacles; three-point goals now reward players who can shoot accurately from long range; and more and more women are taking up the game at all levels of competition. ”
George Herbert Walker Bush, Proclamation 6395
“ James Naismith invented basketball a century ago, he could not have envisioned what would become of the simple game he had devised to entertain his students between the fall football and spring baseball seasons. Today the uniquely American game of basketball is one of the fastest paced and most widely popular team sports in the world. ”
