[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 89 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S7426]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRATULATIONS TO CARLOS BOOZER

 Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I am pleased to honor a fellow 
Alaskan. This summer our country will display its patriotism on an 
international level during the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. It is 
important for us to recognize the men and women who dedicate their 
lives to representing the United States. Though the sacrifices these 
individuals make are not ``life threatening'' like those of our 
American men and women who serve in our Armed Forces, the individuals 
who represent our country in the Olympics nonetheless sacrifice 
themselves, and proudly represent this Nation. That is why I would like 
to take the time to recognize one fellow Alaskan who is about to 
compete at the highest international level. Recently, my fellow 
Alaskan, Carlos Boozer, was selected to the Men's 2004 Olympic 
Basketball team. He becomes the first Alaskan to be selected to the 
United States Men's Olympic Basketball team.
  Unselfishly, Mr. Boozer has been a quiet winner his whole life. 
Carlos attended Juneau-Douglas High School, winning a State title in 
his junior season, and then in his senior season he was selected to the 
McDonald's All-American Team. He then enrolled in Duke University, 
where he won a national title with the Blue Devils. After receiving his 
degree from Duke in 3 years, Carlos was drafted in the second round of 
the 2002 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. With his workman-like 
mentality, he is becoming a model for those who dedicate themselves to 
perfection and team work, and not personal glory. Now he has the 
opportunity to represent this country in a quest for the Gold Medal in 
the Summer Olympic Games. I congratulate Carlos, not only for his 
recent achievement, but for his unselfish dedication. He has dedicated 
himself to Juneau his home town, Alaska his home state, Duke 
University, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and now the United States. This 
kind of continuous dedication is rare, and Carlos embodies it. In a 
time when professional athletes are opting out of the Olympic Games, 
Carlos has risen to the occasion and accepted a bid to represent his 
town, his State, his university, his team, and more importantly, his 
country. Again I congratulate Mr. Boozer and the rest of the men and 
women who will represent this great Nation in Athens this 
summer.

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