[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H6283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   THE GREATEST HITTER WHO EVER LIVED

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ted Williams, the 
last baseball player to hit .400 or better for a season, a feat he 
accomplished 70 years ago this very month, September 1941, which has 
never been equaled. Ted wasn't just a remarkable baseball player; he 
was a remarkable American who also served his country as a Marine Corps 
pilot in World War II and the Korean War.
  Ted Williams once said: ``A man has to have goals--for a day, for a 
lifetime--and that was mine, to have people say, `There goes Ted 
Williams, the greatest hitter who ever lived.' ''
  Not only did he have a goal, but he also harnessed the determination 
and hard work necessary to succeed. Today I honor a man who was a 
friend, a constituent and a great American on the anniversary of his 
greatest achievement. He will always be remembered as baseball's 
greatest hitter.

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