[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 4139]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND'S MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM

  (Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the University of Maryland men's basketball team for winning the 2002 
NCAA national championship. On the 50th anniversary of my doctorate 
from the University of Maryland, I would like to express my 
appreciation for the job Coach Gary Williams has done in resurrecting 
the team's proud heritage to make the team a national champion.
  I would especially like to mention senior guard, first team All 
American, Juan Dixon. Juan Dixon overcame his parents' death at an 
early age, as well as many other obstacles, to become the great player 
he is now. Dixon and many of his teammates were continually discounted 
as not having the mettle to win the title and not having much of a 
chance to succeed individually. They proved every critic wrong by 
bonding together to win as a team.
  It was an amazing run by the Terps this year, and all Maryland is 
proud of them. The story of the Maryland basketball team this year has 
been one of great perseverance, and we salute their achievement and 
pursuit of excellence on and off the court.

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