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布什总统白宫接见热火队 当场秀球技 US President Bush honors NBA champions Miami Heat [ 2007-02-28 15:36 ] President George W. Bush highly praisedthe Miami Heat's championship season at a White House ceremony Tuesday butsaid he had mixed emotions. "It is such a joy to welcome the Miami Heat to the White House," Bushtold a packed crowd in the East Room. "It was the Miami Heat's firstchampionship. I congratulate you on a tremendous achievement. Even thoughyou beat a Texas team.""As you know I used to be in pro sports," said Bush, the former ownerof baseball's Texas Rangers. "I never had the pleasure of winninganything."Miami coach Pat Riley gave Bush a number one Heatjersey with the president's name on the back along with an autographed ball."The Heat did something they weren't supposed to do," Bush said. "Theywent into the Eastern Conference championship as the underdog. Nobodythought they could win"."And then went up against the Mavericks. They're two down and 13 pointsbehind with seven minutes remaining in the third game. They lose that one,it's over."They did something no team has done in nearly 30 years, which is winfour straight to become the NBA champs."Bush dribbled the ballexpecting it to bounce back up but it died on the carpet, eliciting a roarof laughter from the Heat players.Bush lauded the Heat's work in the community, citing Alonzo Mourning'sfoundation, Dwyane Wade's charitablework , and O'Neal's part-time job as a police officer inMiami Beach.Wade, the Most Valuable Player of the Heat's triumph over theMavericks, said it was "an unbelievable honor" to attend the White Houseceremony."You always see teams that go to the White House and you know those arespecial teams, championship teams," said Wade."To be there today with this group of guys, knowing that we didsomething special last year, is just great."双语资讯 | 
