'I preferred being young!' - Biden jokes with Celtics coach at White House - video Dailymotion

Joe Biden hosts the traditional visit to the White House for the NBA champions

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00:00I chose the youngest head coach to win a title since the great Bill Russell.

00:04I told him I used to be the youngest, now I'm the oldest.

00:09I like being the youngest better.

00:10Together, you guys built one of the deepest teams of all time.

00:17Incredible players led by Jason and Jalen and Derek and Drew.

00:22Big Al.

00:23I didn't realize that in 1963, President John F. Kennedy welcomed the Boston Celtics

00:32as the first NBA champions to visit the White House ever.

00:36First time.

00:37It's part of that wonderful tradition, celebrating the power of sports to bring people together.

00:42It's a tradition that I've had the honor to continue.

00:48No matter the sport, what these champions all have in common are core values, and I

00:54mean this sincerely, hard work, teamwork, respect, the knowledge that no one of us is

01:02ever as good as all of us can be when we're together.

01:10And I'd now like to introduce two of our great Celtics champions, Jason Tatum and Derek White,

01:16to present you with some gifts for the team.

01:18Thank you very much, sir.