Donovan McNabb spoke for quite a while about his excitement regarding Barack Obama's election as President Of the U.S.
He spoke about meeting Obama and reflected on what his election meant to him.
“Anything is possible. We’ve made big strides from what could possibly have happened in the past. Here’s an individual who’s truly intelligent, smart, has a gameplan for change and I’m truly excited for him. I had a chance to meet him in 2005 and got a chance to talk. He’s a wonderful individual. I’m excited for him, I’m excited for the city of Chicago and just the world. I think everyone will be excited about what he expects to do and what he’s going to get done. For the first time, I had the opportunity to vote and I can say that I was a part of it.”
He talked about the fact that his election was something he never imagined.
“No, not at all. Obviously, growing up and seeing and hearing how some people may feel about having an African-American president, I didn’t think it was possible. But, when you have an individual who people have truly looked past his skin color and just listened to his thoughts and what his gameplan is of what he wants to do in office and how he would go about it, that’s the positive thing that I think people should truly focus on; how people have looked past his skin color and look to support him as an individual in what he plans to do.
As for whether they talked about sports when he met him.
“We did. I went to high school not far from his house in Chicago and he had an opportunity to watch me in high school and in college and, obviously now, in the pros. We talked about that a little bit. He said he was a big fan of mine and, obviously at that time, being a Senator, it was nice. Now, you look up and he’s the president. I got a picture with him. It will be in a frame. I’m definitely going to put it in a frame and maybe he’ll get a chance to sign an autograph for me. The thing that I think about now is, wouldn’t it be special if we make it to the Super Bowl and win and I get the phone call from Barack Obama? That would be excellent.”
