“ Specifically, People [Magazine] asked, “Which moments from the last eight years do you revisit most often?”
Bush, after talking about meeting with families of fallen soldiers, replied, “I think about throwing out that pitch at the World Series on [Oct. 30] 2001. My heart was racing when I got to the mound. Didn’t want to bounce it. Didn’t want to let the fans down. My heart was pumping so hard, I wasn’t sure if I could lift my arm. I never felt that anxious any other time during my presidency, curiously enough.”
“Curiously enough.” Bush knows it’s a bizarre thing to say, but in this case, he was simply telling the truth – when he reflects on his presidency, the real anxiety came when he had to throw a baseball 60 feet.
✐ The Washington Monthly
Bush, after talking about meeting with families of fallen soldiers, replied, “I think about throwing out that pitch at the World Series on [Oct. 30] 2001. My heart was racing when I got to the mound. Didn’t want to bounce it. Didn’t want to let the fans down. My heart was pumping so hard, I wasn’t sure if I could lift my arm. I never felt that anxious any other time during my presidency, curiously enough.”
“Curiously enough.” Bush knows it’s a bizarre thing to say, but in this case, he was simply telling the truth – when he reflects on his presidency, the real anxiety came when he had to throw a baseball 60 feet.
✐ The Washington Monthly
