A Quote by Deandre Ayton
I'm representing the Bahamas; I'm representing a lot of islands - it's a whole nation behind me, on my back.
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I'm a representative of something that's greater than myself. I'm not just representing myself or my country: I'm representing Christ and what He's done through me.
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I'm representing the United States. And I'm representing the United States, and my office is representing the United States day after day in front of the court. And I think it's the right thing to do, to carry that out with some dignity and some respect for the process and respect for the institution. And so that led me to just, you know, move the dial a little bit in the direction of calmness.
This is the United States of America that I'm representing. I'm not representing the globe.
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