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The critical point now is what will happen with Ricciardo, right now it's the reverse situation of when he arrived (at Red Bull) and (Sebastian) Vettel was the driver, except Vettel had four world championships and he doesn't. – Jacques Villeneuve	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I am retiring from the NFL because the Fiji Rugby Sevens team reached out to me about the opportunity to join the team for the upcoming Olympics, and I simply could not pass that chance up, the Olympics has been something I have admired since I was a little boy, and it is an opportunity I feel very similar to me joining the NFL. – The Australian-born Hayne	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
At the moment I'm just extremely gutted, i'm not just gutted for The German but for everybody because we are one team and all together in this. – The German	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Without people saying it, I’ve realized that recently my team mates have been looking to pass to me more and more, that’s a sign of the great team ethic there is. – Luis Suarez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I ended up making an awesome putt for nine, after I was walking through the tunnel( to 18), I was like, whoa, that was to avoid a 10. – Briton Russell Knox	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was a tough game, for a long time we couldn't get a goal even though we had lots of chances. But, thank God, we won. – Alexander Ovechkin	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are on the move, which is very positive, we can see progress every weekend...I think we can expect to keep improving at least for some time. – Director Eric Boullier	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I just had to take the competition one height at a time and I am pleased to come out on top, i have finished second, third, fourth and fifth in Diamond League meets before, never first. – American Sam Kendricks	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They (WADA) are pointing at the legal issues. We had seven stages to cover. We covered the six very well, which included policy and rules and regulations. But they raised questions on legal elements, that is the act, they highlighted some parts of the act and, based on that, they said unless we get it back exactly the way they sent it to us, we will not be declared compliant. – Sports Minister Hassan Wario	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are just going to meet with them and listen to their sentiments and come and implement them because what is important now is not arguing with them or them with us, what is important is to rectify whatever mistakes there are and take it through parliament and get the compliance and move on. – Sports Minister Hassan Wario	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are following a democratic process, if we don’t act we are criticized and if we do act we are criticized, but we should also be criticized if we act in the wrong way. Do we wait one year for Congress to dismiss committee members who should be changed ? – Gianni Infantino	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think it's always been the case that they are paid $1,000 as a fee for the delegates, it's part of the budget approved by the finance committee, it's good that it's been raised and we might have a look at it. – Gianni Infantino	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo were playing football Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo'd say Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo've scored a hat-trick with three consecutive stage wins. Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo're very happy. – Veteran Andre Greipel	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
(Carter's) obviously a big cog in their framework and for us it's trying to nullify him, but also the other many threats that they have. – Billie Vunipola	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's a disaster, i don't know what we are going to do. We tried to put tape on the side of the chassis but once you've taped one, where does the next one go ? I remove four to five in a race. – Romain Grosjean	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We must say goodbye to eight million dollar-a-year consultants and put those funds into development. – Larry Mussenden	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The way Daniel's driving at the moment, I don't believe there's a better driver in Formula One than Daniel, the thought of the pairing is fantastically exciting for us. – Christian Horner	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If we didn't believe in him as a talent, he wouldn't have been retained. – Christian Horner	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Make no mistake about it, he's one of the hottest prospects in Formula One, i think this move also kills off the driver market regarding Red Bull drivers for the foreseeable future. – Spanish Grand Prix	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I'm not going to tell you what but, yes. He's beyond any doubt committed to this team for multiple years, he's demonstrated he's got a great amount of natural talent, he can overtake, he can race... everything I've seen of his development so far has impressed me enormously and I think that curve will continue. – Daniel Ricciardo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They have given us fantastic support all season long and having so many of them at the Final Four should certainly put extra wind in our sails, we have had a great campaign but the two most difficult steps are ahead of us. – Jan Vesely	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If I could say for sure we would break the jinx and win the trophy I would have to be a magician and I am not a magician, I am just a coach, it's a great honor for the club to see them pick up these personal trophies but the most important thing is that they all said to me they were only interested in winning the title. – Dimitris Itoudis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They might well do that( ask for a re-test) but I think what they would really prefer to do would be to get hold of Radchenkov, people make it sound like he is in America somewhere. He's a fairly slippery character. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They( World Anti-Doping Agency) could certainly ask the IOC if they would do that( re-test samples) by and large with steroids, especially if World Anti-Doping Agency is World Anti-Doping Agency, they are pretty good about the clearance times. It is the not-so-gifted amateurs that sometimes get the clearance times wrong and end up testing positive. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

The critical point now is what will happen with Ricciardo, right now it's the reverse situation of when he arrived (at Red Bull) and (Sebastian) Vettel was the driver, except Vettel had four world championships and he doesn't.

– Jacques Villeneuve

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I am retiring from the NFL because the Fiji Rugby Sevens team reached out to me about the opportunity to join the team for the upcoming Olympics, and I simply could not pass that chance up, the Olympics has been something I have admired since I was a little boy, and it is an opportunity I feel very similar to me joining the NFL.

– The Australian-born Hayne

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At the moment I'm just extremely gutted, i'm not just gutted for The German but for everybody because we are one team and all together in this.

– The German

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Without people saying it, I’ve realized that recently my team mates have been looking to pass to me more and more, that’s a sign of the great team ethic there is.

– Luis Suarez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I ended up making an awesome putt for nine, after I was walking through the tunnel( to 18), I was like, whoa, that was to avoid a 10.

– Briton Russell Knox

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was a tough game, for a long time we couldn't get a goal even though we had lots of chances. But, thank God, we won.

– Alexander Ovechkin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are on the move, which is very positive, we can see progress every weekend...I think we can expect to keep improving at least for some time.

– Director Eric Boullier

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I just had to take the competition one height at a time and I am pleased to come out on top, i have finished second, third, fourth and fifth in Diamond League meets before, never first.

– American Sam Kendricks

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They (WADA) are pointing at the legal issues. We had seven stages to cover. We covered the six very well, which included policy and rules and regulations. But they raised questions on legal elements, that is the act, they highlighted some parts of the act and, based on that, they said unless we get it back exactly the way they sent it to us, we will not be declared compliant.

– Sports Minister Hassan Wario

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are just going to meet with them and listen to their sentiments and come and implement them because what is important now is not arguing with them or them with us, what is important is to rectify whatever mistakes there are and take it through parliament and get the compliance and move on.

– Sports Minister Hassan Wario

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are following a democratic process, if we don’t act we are criticized and if we do act we are criticized, but we should also be criticized if we act in the wrong way. Do we wait one year for Congress to dismiss committee members who should be changed ?

– Gianni Infantino

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think it's always been the case that they are paid $1,000 as a fee for the delegates, it's part of the budget approved by the finance committee, it's good that it's been raised and we might have a look at it.

– Gianni Infantino

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo were playing football Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo'd say Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo've scored a hat-trick with three consecutive stage wins. Giacomo Nizzolo and Sacha Modolo're very happy.

– Veteran Andre Greipel

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

(Carter's) obviously a big cog in their framework and for us it's trying to nullify him, but also the other many threats that they have.

– Billie Vunipola

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's a disaster, i don't know what we are going to do. We tried to put tape on the side of the chassis but once you've taped one, where does the next one go ? I remove four to five in a race.

– Romain Grosjean

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We must say goodbye to eight million dollar-a-year consultants and put those funds into development.

– Larry Mussenden

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The way Daniel's driving at the moment, I don't believe there's a better driver in Formula One than Daniel, the thought of the pairing is fantastically exciting for us.

– Christian Horner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If we didn't believe in him as a talent, he wouldn't have been retained.

– Christian Horner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Make no mistake about it, he's one of the hottest prospects in Formula One, i think this move also kills off the driver market regarding Red Bull drivers for the foreseeable future.

– Spanish Grand Prix

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I'm not going to tell you what but, yes. He's beyond any doubt committed to this team for multiple years, he's demonstrated he's got a great amount of natural talent, he can overtake, he can race... everything I've seen of his development so far has impressed me enormously and I think that curve will continue.

– Daniel Ricciardo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They have given us fantastic support all season long and having so many of them at the Final Four should certainly put extra wind in our sails, we have had a great campaign but the two most difficult steps are ahead of us.

– Jan Vesely

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If I could say for sure we would break the jinx and win the trophy I would have to be a magician and I am not a magician, I am just a coach, it's a great honor for the club to see them pick up these personal trophies but the most important thing is that they all said to me they were only interested in winning the title.

– Dimitris Itoudis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They might well do that( ask for a re-test) but I think what they would really prefer to do would be to get hold of Radchenkov, people make it sound like he is in America somewhere. He's a fairly slippery character.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They( World Anti-Doping Agency) could certainly ask the IOC if they would do that( re-test samples) by and large with steroids, especially if World Anti-Doping Agency is World Anti-Doping Agency, they are pretty good about the clearance times. It is the not-so-gifted amateurs that sometimes get the clearance times wrong and end up testing positive.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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