Phil Murphy Quotes
I think it would be a great honor to get another Super Bowl, but not just limited to that. Other events, sporting or otherwise, I think New Jersey has an enormous opportunity given our location and our natural resources, our passion generally and specifically for sports, I think we're a natural.
Murphy, Phil. Interview by Tom Bergeron. ROI-NJ, Return on Information NJ, 20 July 2018.
It was Superbowl Sunday. The President was having a Superbowl party like many other Americans. However, compared to most Presidents, Obama was very much interested in organized sports. He himself played serious basketball every week and knew the subtleties of most American spectator sports and was an enthusiastic fan before he became President, and this continued through his presidency.
Philip Dunton Murphy is an American financier, diplomat and politician who has served as the 56th governor of New Jersey since January 2018. He succeeded Republican Chris Christie in the governorship. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously nominated to serve as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 2009 to 2013 by President Barack Obama.