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Formula E wants to be where the industry is going. This is one of the places where the industry is going and we want to add value to the industry. – Alejandro Agag	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Most of the Olympic sports have their' big event' either once every four years – at the Summer Games -- or once every two years with the World Cups and world championships that go on, in the golf world and the tennis world, we have our four majors and our four grand slams every year, and then every other week there is a big event going on with major attention. – Matt Kuchar	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The bottom line is simple: in the end, the major shareholder really doesn't want to sell. That's really the truth of things, people keep tempting him. And one day maybe...at the moment, there's people that may be doing a little more than in the past. But I think it will be difficult to get him to say yes. – Bernie Ecclestone	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He's got a contract so he can hardly be set aside. And I can't imagine a team would want to get rid of one of their best assets. – Bernie Ecclestone	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
If I'd have been (Red Bull owner Dietrich) Mateschitz, I'd have stopped. And I'm pleased that he didn't. – Bernie Ecclestone	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I thought Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson did a tremendous job on focusing on the game in front of Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson and Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson've been doing that all year, on Friday Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson're going to take it as another game. – Jared Sullinger	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Major League Baseball prides Major League Baseball on providing fans in our ballparks with unparalleled proximity and access to our players and the game taking place on the field, at the same time, it is important that fans have the option to sit behind protective netting or in other areas of the ballpark where foul balls and bats( that slip out of players' hands or shatter) are less likely to enter. – Commissioner Rob Manfred	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This recommendation attempts to balance the need for an adequate number of seating options with our desire to preserve the interactive pre-game and in-game fan experience, where fans can catch foul balls, see their favorite players up close and, if they are lucky, catch a tossed ball or other souvenir. – Commissioner Rob Manfred	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee. – Greg Rutherford	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have had an exchange of letters (with the government) which have not been very helpful, since we suspended them, 13 international federations have followed suit and more is to come. – Patrick Hickey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It has become very personal with the minister of sport. He is now threatening to ban athletes from international events. – Patrick Hickey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I met with the (sports) minister (Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah) here in Lausanne. He is a very intelligent man but he is determined this has become a personal issue. He cannot see reality. We have to try to make him see what reality is. – Patrick Hickey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The Mexican situation is now completely solved. An agreement will be signed in the next two days between the two sides and we will not be taking any action. – Patrick Hickey	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We need to adjust everything, but that is normal. All the (Olympic) cities go through that, they all have to adjust everything. The most important thing is to deliver great Games. – Rio Games chief Carlos Nuzman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is true that the Olympic Games is a tarnished brand. There is general collective public cynicism of trustworthiness of sports bodies, the Olympic movement has tried to change but the Olympics will continue to be tarnished with the same brush as( world soccer's governing body) FIFA. – Simon Chadwick	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I don't think the financial imperative is necessarily quite so serious as we might think it is, some of the geo-political shifts at this level of sports are financially underwritten by increasingly powerful Asian nations. – Simon Chadwick	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We turned the ball over way too much in the third quarter, just simple passing, dribbling and catching issues. – Dave Joerger	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The NHL continues to ignore the lasting problems caused by multiple head traumas suffered by its players, tragedies like that of my son Steven will continue until the problem is addressed. The NHL knows, but denies, that years of repeated head injuries cause long-term brain problems. – Steven Montador	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The NHL still refuses to eliminate fighting, eliminating fighting is a rules issue that can be easily implemented by The NHL without any collective bargaining. – The Montador lawsuit	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This actually came up the last 24 hours. That's not what held up the trade. We just weren't able to complete it as fast as we wanted to. – Walt Jocketty	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
For us this case is not a case, politicians can talk, but at the moment if you want to speak about facts there are none. – Pere Miro	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Yes, these times are difficult for sport. But yes, it is also an opportunity to renew the trust in this power of sport to change the world for the better, protecting clean athletes goes hand in hand with ensuring that the environment in which athletes operate is safe from corrupting influences. – Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Zero tolerance means all nations and all sports have to be compliant with WADA's rules. On this front, sport requires the support of governments, governments need to make sure that their national anti-authorities are WADA-compliant. – Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Protecting clean athletes goes hand in hand with ensuring that the environment in which athletes operate is safe from corrupting influences. – Thomas Bach	Found on Reuters 8 years ago

Formula E wants to be where the industry is going. This is one of the places where the industry is going and we want to add value to the industry.

– Alejandro Agag

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Most of the Olympic sports have their' big event' either once every four years – at the Summer Games -- or once every two years with the World Cups and world championships that go on, in the golf world and the tennis world, we have our four majors and our four grand slams every year, and then every other week there is a big event going on with major attention.

– Matt Kuchar

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The bottom line is simple: in the end, the major shareholder really doesn't want to sell. That's really the truth of things, people keep tempting him. And one day maybe...at the moment, there's people that may be doing a little more than in the past. But I think it will be difficult to get him to say yes.

– Bernie Ecclestone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He's got a contract so he can hardly be set aside. And I can't imagine a team would want to get rid of one of their best assets.

– Bernie Ecclestone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

If I'd have been (Red Bull owner Dietrich) Mateschitz, I'd have stopped. And I'm pleased that he didn't.

– Bernie Ecclestone

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I thought Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson did a tremendous job on focusing on the game in front of Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson and Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson've been doing that all year, on Friday Jae Crowder and Amir Johnson're going to take it as another game.

– Jared Sullinger

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Major League Baseball prides Major League Baseball on providing fans in our ballparks with unparalleled proximity and access to our players and the game taking place on the field, at the same time, it is important that fans have the option to sit behind protective netting or in other areas of the ballpark where foul balls and bats( that slip out of players' hands or shatter) are less likely to enter.

– Commissioner Rob Manfred

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This recommendation attempts to balance the need for an adequate number of seating options with our desire to preserve the interactive pre-game and in-game fan experience, where fans can catch foul balls, see their favorite players up close and, if they are lucky, catch a tossed ball or other souvenir.

– Commissioner Rob Manfred

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.

– Greg Rutherford

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have had an exchange of letters (with the government) which have not been very helpful, since we suspended them, 13 international federations have followed suit and more is to come.

– Patrick Hickey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It has become very personal with the minister of sport. He is now threatening to ban athletes from international events.

– Patrick Hickey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I met with the (sports) minister (Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah) here in Lausanne. He is a very intelligent man but he is determined this has become a personal issue. He cannot see reality. We have to try to make him see what reality is.

– Patrick Hickey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The Mexican situation is now completely solved. An agreement will be signed in the next two days between the two sides and we will not be taking any action.

– Patrick Hickey

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We need to adjust everything, but that is normal. All the (Olympic) cities go through that, they all have to adjust everything. The most important thing is to deliver great Games.

– Rio Games chief Carlos Nuzman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is true that the Olympic Games is a tarnished brand. There is general collective public cynicism of trustworthiness of sports bodies, the Olympic movement has tried to change but the Olympics will continue to be tarnished with the same brush as( world soccer's governing body) FIFA.

– Simon Chadwick

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I don't think the financial imperative is necessarily quite so serious as we might think it is, some of the geo-political shifts at this level of sports are financially underwritten by increasingly powerful Asian nations.

– Simon Chadwick

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We turned the ball over way too much in the third quarter, just simple passing, dribbling and catching issues.

– Dave Joerger

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The NHL continues to ignore the lasting problems caused by multiple head traumas suffered by its players, tragedies like that of my son Steven will continue until the problem is addressed. The NHL knows, but denies, that years of repeated head injuries cause long-term brain problems.

– Steven Montador

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The NHL still refuses to eliminate fighting, eliminating fighting is a rules issue that can be easily implemented by The NHL without any collective bargaining.

– The Montador lawsuit

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This actually came up the last 24 hours. That's not what held up the trade. We just weren't able to complete it as fast as we wanted to.

– Walt Jocketty

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

For us this case is not a case, politicians can talk, but at the moment if you want to speak about facts there are none.

– Pere Miro

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Yes, these times are difficult for sport. But yes, it is also an opportunity to renew the trust in this power of sport to change the world for the better, protecting clean athletes goes hand in hand with ensuring that the environment in which athletes operate is safe from corrupting influences.

– Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Zero tolerance means all nations and all sports have to be compliant with WADA's rules. On this front, sport requires the support of governments, governments need to make sure that their national anti-authorities are WADA-compliant.

– Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Protecting clean athletes goes hand in hand with ensuring that the environment in which athletes operate is safe from corrupting influences.

– Thomas Bach

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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