[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 162 (Monday, September 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF OLYMPIC MEDALIST BUBBA STARLING

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                          HON. SHARICE DAVIDS

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 20, 2021

  Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Bubba Starling for earning a silver medal as part of the United States 
national baseball team in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. With every 
inning, he demonstrated his determination, passion, and love of 
baseball. I am proud to say that a local Kansan was a part of this very 
special team.
  Mr. Starling began his athletic career in Gardner, Kansas as a multi-
sport standout athlete. Through baseball, he found his professional 
calling and, after being ranked in 2011 as the number I baseball 
recruit in the nation, was selected fifth overall in the Major League 
Baseball draft by his hometown team, the Kansas City Royals.
  Given Mr. Starling's history of athletic achievement, it is no 
surprise that he would excel on the world's biggest stage as a part of 
the United States Olympic baseball team. Considering the special 
circumstances of these Olympics, it is even more impressive how Mr. 
Starling and his teammates rose to win the silver medal. Their 
perseverance through the pandemic was a beacon of hope in difficult 
times for our country and the world. I commend their resilience and 
demonstration of athletic excellence.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in congratulating Bubba Starling on his 
silver medal in the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.

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