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I read that 55 athletes have failed tests for that substance since January 1, you just don't expect high-level athletes at the top of many different sports to have heart conditions. – Andy Murray	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's not up to me to decide the punishment, but if you're taking performance enhancing drugs and you fail a drugs test, you have to get suspended, if you're taking a prescription drug and you're not using it for what that drug was meant for, then you don't need it, so you're just using it for the performance enhancing benefits that drug is giving you. And I don't think that that's right. – Andy Murray	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We knew it would be a stretch for them but if they devoted themselves, heart and soul, to getting it done, it would be possible., yet here we are four months later and I think somehow they must have convinced themselves that it would go away... time is shrinking. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is such a unique item. We think that is a very conservative estimate. This is possibly something that could sell for up to one million dollars. – Martin Nolan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have softballs stitched up in canvas but we haven't definitively established yet that we have that first ball. If that ball was to exist it would be phenomenal. – Martin Nolan	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Before one starts in an international team they should be able to answer a number of questions. The individual should know what they are taking. – Karin Torneklint	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I obviously wish her all the best, i've known her for a long time and I feel for her for what's happening. I just hope she gets out of this stronger. – Novak Djokovic	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't check those emails, that is what my doctor is doing and my agent. – Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We needed it tonight, those guys have been working hard all year long. They finally got a chance to play some minutes and really produced out there for us. – Khris Middleton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't think they really knew what they wanted to do with me and Giannis in the pick-and-roll, so it worked out for us, it's something that we've been doing lately with smaller guys guarding me and him, so it's been working for us. – Khris Middleton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They had 66 paint points, we had 60. They beat us at the line. They beat us in second chance points, but as a team, we had just too many turnovers. – Dwyane Wade	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are only five working days to make it happen but it will happen, i am sure we will do it because there is no alternative. It is of fundamental importance for us to host the Olympic Games. – Marco Aurelio Klein	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
These four months had a different impact in different countries, in Brazil, the 120 days was probably closer to 50 days. – Marco Aurelio Klein	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It gave me a mental break, i look at other athletes ... and they've been competing longer than I have, though they're younger. – Kristin Armstrong	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's just this craving. – Meb Keflizighi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
As an athlete ... you can't go back in 10 years, 15 years and say, 'Now I’m going to do it,'. – Meb Keflizighi	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It was really hard to keep me in the pool and to keep me motivated going into 2012, this is my last chance to do it. – Michael Phelps	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When I say this is my last one, this is my last one, if I go to Rio and don't final, I'm probably going to be a little pissed, but that's what I had. I think I'll be able to accept it. – Michael Phelps	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Kenya are at least getting to the point where the legislation( for the anti-doping lab) will be in place some time in the next 10 days, whether that will be applied or not, is another matter. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There seems to be some evidence that they’re just changing deckchairs on the Titanic. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My guess is Russia may not make it back for Rio. The IAAF and WADA are not going to risk their reputations by rolling over and playing dead. – Dick Pound	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Here we are in sport awash with money, but I'm very perplexed there isn't more cash for anti-doping. – Craig Reedie	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
How we defended, the ball movement and we got good shots, when the ball doesn't move, it sticks ; we turn it over and give them a chance to run out. Obviously nothing good is going to happen on that. Credit to them, they stepped their defense up. – The Nets '	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We did a great job defensively of being physical with them, we had all five guys in and we were rotating out, we had each other's backs. – Brook Lopez	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

I read that 55 athletes have failed tests for that substance since January 1, you just don't expect high-level athletes at the top of many different sports to have heart conditions.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's not up to me to decide the punishment, but if you're taking performance enhancing drugs and you fail a drugs test, you have to get suspended, if you're taking a prescription drug and you're not using it for what that drug was meant for, then you don't need it, so you're just using it for the performance enhancing benefits that drug is giving you. And I don't think that that's right.

– Andy Murray

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We knew it would be a stretch for them but if they devoted themselves, heart and soul, to getting it done, it would be possible., yet here we are four months later and I think somehow they must have convinced themselves that it would go away... time is shrinking.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is such a unique item. We think that is a very conservative estimate. This is possibly something that could sell for up to one million dollars.

– Martin Nolan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have softballs stitched up in canvas but we haven't definitively established yet that we have that first ball. If that ball was to exist it would be phenomenal.

– Martin Nolan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Before one starts in an international team they should be able to answer a number of questions. The individual should know what they are taking.

– Karin Torneklint

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I obviously wish her all the best, i've known her for a long time and I feel for her for what's happening. I just hope she gets out of this stronger.

– Novak Djokovic

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't check those emails, that is what my doctor is doing and my agent.

– Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We needed it tonight, those guys have been working hard all year long. They finally got a chance to play some minutes and really produced out there for us.

– Khris Middleton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't think they really knew what they wanted to do with me and Giannis in the pick-and-roll, so it worked out for us, it's something that we've been doing lately with smaller guys guarding me and him, so it's been working for us.

– Khris Middleton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They had 66 paint points, we had 60. They beat us at the line. They beat us in second chance points, but as a team, we had just too many turnovers.

– Dwyane Wade

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There are only five working days to make it happen but it will happen, i am sure we will do it because there is no alternative. It is of fundamental importance for us to host the Olympic Games.

– Marco Aurelio Klein

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

These four months had a different impact in different countries, in Brazil, the 120 days was probably closer to 50 days.

– Marco Aurelio Klein

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It gave me a mental break, i look at other athletes ... and they've been competing longer than I have, though they're younger.

– Kristin Armstrong

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's just this craving.

– Meb Keflizighi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

As an athlete ... you can't go back in 10 years, 15 years and say, 'Now I’m going to do it,'.

– Meb Keflizighi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It was really hard to keep me in the pool and to keep me motivated going into 2012, this is my last chance to do it.

– Michael Phelps

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When I say this is my last one, this is my last one, if I go to Rio and don't final, I'm probably going to be a little pissed, but that's what I had. I think I'll be able to accept it.

– Michael Phelps

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Kenya are at least getting to the point where the legislation( for the anti-doping lab) will be in place some time in the next 10 days, whether that will be applied or not, is another matter.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

There seems to be some evidence that they’re just changing deckchairs on the Titanic.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My guess is Russia may not make it back for Rio. The IAAF and WADA are not going to risk their reputations by rolling over and playing dead.

– Dick Pound

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Here we are in sport awash with money, but I'm very perplexed there isn't more cash for anti-doping.

– Craig Reedie

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

How we defended, the ball movement and we got good shots, when the ball doesn't move, it sticks ; we turn it over and give them a chance to run out. Obviously nothing good is going to happen on that. Credit to them, they stepped their defense up.

– The Nets '

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We did a great job defensively of being physical with them, we had all five guys in and we were rotating out, we had each other's backs.

– Brook Lopez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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