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This committee has no right to go against the president, the president of FIFA can only be released from his activities by the Congress... otherwise you can not elect another president. – Sepp Blatter	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I will fight this to the end. – Michel Platini	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Michel Platini will continue to fight, michel Platini life has been dedicated to football. Michel Platini has done great things for UEFA and I hope that Michel Platini good faith will be recognised. – Le Graet	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We took an early decision to support Mr Michel Platini, we thought Michel Platini had done a very good job with UEFA, and we were clearly all very disappointed when all this came out. We didn't know, i would think is the end for both Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter. – Greg Dyke	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We know very well that FIFA's ethics committee has been very close to the former managers, notably Sepp Blatter ... who is perhaps dragging down with him the man he expected to be his successor but who was not always the man he wanted to see take his place, i regret this because Michel Platini is in a sense being hounded. Was he able to defend himself under fair conditions? I'm not convinced. – Patrick Kanner	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I try to look at my legacy and how it impacts the future of the game, i'm not looking at my legacy from the standpoint of where I fit in with the greatest of all time. – Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I will always be around, not just from a Lakers standpoint but also for players around the league, just to be a mentor, i've done that for a while now and I will continue to do that. – Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have every confidence in Joe to lead our team during my absence, i tried to put off surgery for as long as I could, but after consulting with my doctor, he advised that the best course of action was to have the procedure now. – Milwaukee Bucks	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It shouldn't have been a thriller, I can tell you that, it was great to be in a game like this. It was kind of like our first dose of what playoff football is going to be about. We've got to create that killer instinct. We have to be better, and we will be better. – Cam Newton	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I think we learned a valuable lesson today, we can't be distracted. We got to keep our mind in the game. – Greg Olsen	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I get used to it, when I'm on the road, people see the first shot and do double-takes. You can almost hear them saying, 'What was that?'. – Rick Barry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That's something that has surprised me and my dad for a long time now, especially when you have people shooting 40 or 50 percent. Why not give it a shot? There's no harm in trying when you're shooting that poorly. I'm not sure if it's a pride thing or people just don't think they can do it. – Rick Barry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Who walks around with their arms over their shoulders?, with the under-handed shot, you stand there with your arms hanging down in a totally relaxed position. It makes so much sense to me. – Rick Barry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If I could make it to the NBA, that would be a dream come true, but I know that the chances of anyone going professional are incredibly remote. I'm just going to play my hardest and see where basketball takes me. – Rick Barry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
That's what you use them for, to try and turn things around, they got off to a great 12-2 start and we made the adjustment we needed. – Arron Afflalo	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They came out and jumped on us right from the beginning, we tried to fight our way back in it but they kept making big plays. – Derrick Rose	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The score is 111 to zero against Africa. For 111 years FIFA has not had an African, i am not here to keep quiet like a slave and pretend that these things are not happening. – Tokyo Sexwale	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's just two very offensively powered teams, we are usually right up there at the top in the league in offense and they are usually right up there, too. Tonight both teams just made shots and it came down to whoever made the most stops. – Chris Paul	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We needed to pick it up on the defensive end, we know when we get stops and push the ball, they couldn't keep up. – Draymond Green	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have had a lot of exciting and memorable highlights during my time on tour but leading that team of 12 women was one of the biggest thrills of my entire golf career. – Juli Inkster	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Gary Kubiak came in this morning and was a little sore, so we just said,' OK, we'll stop for the weekend and we'll go from there,' so we'll pick back up on Monday. – Gary Kubiak	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The ASO has informed this day Union Cycliste Internationale it has opted for the registration of its events on the Hors Classe calendar for season 2017, the UCI has actually recently adopted, from season 2017, a Reform of the World Tour calendar characterised by a closed sport system. – The ASO	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We are not a soft team, we will be ready next time. Nobody likes take a loss like this but luckily we get to play them again. – Mason Plumlee	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This is something historic, that there should be a professional Argentine team in a tournament like this where the best rugby in the world is played, i have no doubt that with Los Jaguares in Super Rugby, the sport will become even more popular (in Argentina) and ... interest more people and potential players. – Agustin Creevy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

This committee has no right to go against the president, the president of FIFA can only be released from his activities by the Congress... otherwise you can not elect another president.

– Sepp Blatter

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I will fight this to the end.

– Michel Platini

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Michel Platini will continue to fight, michel Platini life has been dedicated to football. Michel Platini has done great things for UEFA and I hope that Michel Platini good faith will be recognised.

– Le Graet

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We took an early decision to support Mr Michel Platini, we thought Michel Platini had done a very good job with UEFA, and we were clearly all very disappointed when all this came out. We didn't know, i would think is the end for both Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter.

– Greg Dyke

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We know very well that FIFA's ethics committee has been very close to the former managers, notably Sepp Blatter ... who is perhaps dragging down with him the man he expected to be his successor but who was not always the man he wanted to see take his place, i regret this because Michel Platini is in a sense being hounded. Was he able to defend himself under fair conditions? I'm not convinced.

– Patrick Kanner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I try to look at my legacy and how it impacts the future of the game, i'm not looking at my legacy from the standpoint of where I fit in with the greatest of all time.

– Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I will always be around, not just from a Lakers standpoint but also for players around the league, just to be a mentor, i've done that for a while now and I will continue to do that.

– Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have every confidence in Joe to lead our team during my absence, i tried to put off surgery for as long as I could, but after consulting with my doctor, he advised that the best course of action was to have the procedure now.

– Milwaukee Bucks

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It shouldn't have been a thriller, I can tell you that, it was great to be in a game like this. It was kind of like our first dose of what playoff football is going to be about. We've got to create that killer instinct. We have to be better, and we will be better.

– Cam Newton

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I think we learned a valuable lesson today, we can't be distracted. We got to keep our mind in the game.

– Greg Olsen

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I get used to it, when I'm on the road, people see the first shot and do double-takes. You can almost hear them saying, 'What was that?'.

– Rick Barry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That's something that has surprised me and my dad for a long time now, especially when you have people shooting 40 or 50 percent. Why not give it a shot? There's no harm in trying when you're shooting that poorly. I'm not sure if it's a pride thing or people just don't think they can do it.

– Rick Barry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Who walks around with their arms over their shoulders?, with the under-handed shot, you stand there with your arms hanging down in a totally relaxed position. It makes so much sense to me.

– Rick Barry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If I could make it to the NBA, that would be a dream come true, but I know that the chances of anyone going professional are incredibly remote. I'm just going to play my hardest and see where basketball takes me.

– Rick Barry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

That's what you use them for, to try and turn things around, they got off to a great 12-2 start and we made the adjustment we needed.

– Arron Afflalo

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They came out and jumped on us right from the beginning, we tried to fight our way back in it but they kept making big plays.

– Derrick Rose

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The score is 111 to zero against Africa. For 111 years FIFA has not had an African, i am not here to keep quiet like a slave and pretend that these things are not happening.

– Tokyo Sexwale

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's just two very offensively powered teams, we are usually right up there at the top in the league in offense and they are usually right up there, too. Tonight both teams just made shots and it came down to whoever made the most stops.

– Chris Paul

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We needed to pick it up on the defensive end, we know when we get stops and push the ball, they couldn't keep up.

– Draymond Green

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have had a lot of exciting and memorable highlights during my time on tour but leading that team of 12 women was one of the biggest thrills of my entire golf career.

– Juli Inkster

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Gary Kubiak came in this morning and was a little sore, so we just said,' OK, we'll stop for the weekend and we'll go from there,' so we'll pick back up on Monday.

– Gary Kubiak

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The ASO has informed this day Union Cycliste Internationale it has opted for the registration of its events on the Hors Classe calendar for season 2017, the UCI has actually recently adopted, from season 2017, a Reform of the World Tour calendar characterised by a closed sport system.

– The ASO

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We are not a soft team, we will be ready next time. Nobody likes take a loss like this but luckily we get to play them again.

– Mason Plumlee

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This is something historic, that there should be a professional Argentine team in a tournament like this where the best rugby in the world is played, i have no doubt that with Los Jaguares in Super Rugby, the sport will become even more popular (in Argentina) and ... interest more people and potential players.

– Agustin Creevy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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