[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 12703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            HOUSTON ROCKETS

  (Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas. There comes a time when you need to 
acknowledge the hometown team and thank them for their best effort. The 
Rockets wanted to win. They put their heart in it. They came back in 
game 6. They came back in other games. They were down 20 points or more 
in other games. They lost by a large amount, but they came back. And 
boy, did they give us a game in game 6.
  So you can see the faces of the Houston Rockets. And I'm cheering 
them on. Congratulations for getting into this part of the NBA, getting 
into what they have not done before, which is the playoffs. So I am 
grateful for the young team that they are. Some that don't have height, 
we are aware of the injuries of some of our teammates, but Houston is 
very proud. And we celebrated our Houston Rockets because they did a 
darn good job. It is a good lesson for young people to know in the face 
of adversity, to keep on keeping on. That is what sports is all about. 
And that is what the message is when we tell our children to play, play 
fair, have good judgment, have integrity and keep on keeping on, and 
some day, you will be a winner.
  Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

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