"To use a football analogy – I mean, we're talking about Texas – it's not who hands you the football and it's not where the ball is handed to you, it's what you do with the ball after you have it."

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FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2011 file photo, Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks in Houston. Perry's spokesman said Thursday that Perry is running for president.