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[OS] CORRECTED: Remarks by the President Welcoming the MLS Champion Colorado Rapids to the White House (changed Coach Smith to Mr. Plush)

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Email-ID 82585 Date 2011-06-28 18:53:30 From noreply@messages.whitehouse.gov To whitehousefeed@stratfor.com

[OS] CORRECTED: Remarks by the President Welcoming the MLS

Champion Colorado Rapids to the White House (changed Coach

Smith to Mr. Plush)





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Correction: There was an error in the previous tr= anscript, Jeff Plush

was incorrectly identified as Coach Smith, see correct= ed version below.







THE WHITE HOUSE=



Office of = the Press Secretary



___= _____________________________________________________________



For Immediate Release &nb= sp; = &nb= sp; June

27, 2011







REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT



WELCOMING THE MLS CHAMPION COLORADO= RAPIDS







East Room



1:55 P.M. EDT







THE PRESIDENT: T= hank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat.

Now,= I just want to point out that I got the memo and dressed

appropriately in = the gray suit. (Laughter.)







Welcome to the White House, and= congratulations to the Colorado Rapids on

winning your first MLS Cup. = ; (Applause.)



=



I want to begin by recogni= zing Stan Kroenke and Coach Gary Smith for

building such an extraordinary p= rogram.







<p = class=3DMsoListParagraph

style=3D'margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in'>And some of you know, I am a

soccer dad = myself. (Laughter.) I have watched my share of games over

the y= ears. And I'm used to seeing everybody gather around the ball, =

and then it kind of pops out somewhere, and everybody runs over to the

ball= . (Laughter.) And so I want to congratulate all the players beh=

ind me for coming so far since those days, because I'm sure your pare= nts

were thinking the same thing -- that these guys can't play. = (Laughter.)



<= /span>



They may not be household n= ames, but the great thing about sports is

that, in the end, that doesn̵= 7;t really matter. What matters is how

well a team can pull together = when the chips are down, and that's

exactly what the Rapids did.=







This team had the second-worst record of any= team in the playoffs last

year. But they showed up in close games, t= hey clawed back from behind.

They just kept on winning. And whe= n the clock ran out, the Rapids were

the best team in American soccer.=







So this is a testament to players like Pablo= , the captain, who played

286 games over 13 years before finally earning a = title. Where are you,

Pablo? Right here. Congratulations.= (Applause.) Players like Omar

Cummings and Conor Casey, who we= re the highest-scoring forward

combination in the league. Where are y= ou guys? Omar? (Applause.) And

players like Mac Mandji wh= o fired the cross that led to the

championship-winning goal, even as he tor= e his ACL in the process. Mac,

where are you? You doing okay?&n= bsp; All right. (Applause.)



But wh= at really sets this team apart is not how they play only. It's =

also why they play. They have a love for the game that has brought th= em

together.



</= span>



This team, obviously, has ov= ercome quite a few cultural differences.

This is like a mini United N= ations right here. (Laughter.) You've got

players from Ar= gentina, England, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan,

Scotland, and Senegal.&n= bsp; In fact, I heard that the night before the

championship, Kosuke Komura= -- where is Kosuke? Right here. I

understand that he made a ve= ry inspiring speech to the team, but it was

in Japanese, so nobody really -= - (laughter) -- understood what he was

saying, but it was really inspiratio= nal, was what I heard. (Laughter.)







This is also a team that makes due without the high salaries and per= ks

that some other professional sports teams enjoy. Players can somet= imes

actually be seen eating at local restaurants together after practice.&=

nbsp; A few guys chipped in to buy a fishing boat that they keep hidden in

= the stadium parking lot. (Laughter.)







But while life in the MLS isn't always fancy, it serves to b= ring players

closer to each other and to their fans. Wells Thompson l= ikes to take

food from the stadium and give it to the homeless on nearby st= reet

corners. Where is Wells? Right here. (Applause.)&nbs= p; If a fan wants

a player to show up at a charity event or help out with a= nonprofit, all

they have to do is ask. These guys show up. Mor= e often than not, the

Rapids staff only finds out about these visits after = they happen.



</= span>



So these aren't just g= ood players, they're also good people. And I want

to thank them= for teaming up with MLS today to put on a soccer clinic

here at the White = House for kids from military families. You will make

their summer and= you will make their parents happier when they actually

know what to do on = the soccer field. (Laughter.)











<= p class=3DMsoListParagraph

style=3D'margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in'>MR. PLUSH: So real quick, on

beh= alf of our owner, Stan Kroenke, everyone associated with the Colorado

Rapid= s Soccer Club and Major League Soccer, all of our players, fans,

it's= our honor to make you an honorary member, and present you with your

very o= wn jersey --







THE PRESIDE= NT: That's good.







MR= . PLUSH: -- commemorating the 2011 Championship.







THE PRESIDENT: That's a good-looking jersey.&= nbsp; (Applause.)







MR. = PLUSH: As you know, the number 10 is the leader, so --







<span = style=3D'font-family:"Courier New"'>THE PRESIDENT: Absolutely. =

That is me and Messi. We're right up there. Absolutely.&n= bsp;

(Laughter.)







M= R. PLUSH: So thank you very much.







THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Thank you.&nb= sp; This is terrific.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so = much. (Applause.)







&nb= sp; = END = ; &=

nbsp; 2:00 P.M. EDT



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