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I'm not going to question whatever decision the U.S. Olympic Committee makes, if our time frame wasn't one that working with how the U.S. Olympic Committee was thinking about this, that's unfortunate but there's nothing we can do about it. – Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
No benefit is so great that it is worth handing over the financial future of our city and our citizens were rightly hesitant to be supportive as a result. – Mayor Martin Walsh	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The many elected officials in Boston 2024's corner looked the other way for months, even when it became clear that Boston 2024 had been less than truthful about what it wanted from taxpayers, what those officials couldn't ignore was the real, credible threat of a binding vote, which is what ultimately led to the USOC pulling the bid. – Evan Falchuk	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We all know the situation developing around Mr Blatter right now. I don't want to go into details but I don't believe a word about him being inolved in corruption personally, i think people like Mr Blatter or the heads of big international sporting federations, or the Olympic Games, deserve special recognition. If there is anyone who deserves the Nobel Prize, it's those people. – Russian President Vladimir Putin	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That's generally the distance you hit it to when you are playing well. It's an amazing percentage of putts that he holes and we all want that sort of putting stroke, he holed a 50-footer at the 16th in the final round of the Open and then bogeyed the 17th after missing from seven feet. He was one shot away from the playoff and that's what happens when you play well and putt well. – Ian Poulter	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The putts Jordan is holing is the reason why he's putting himself in position week in week out, statistically he's the best putter in the game and he may go down as he best anyone has ever seen. – Ian Poulter	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I had a really disappointing time in the U.S. PGA at Whistling Straits in 2010, i had to withdraw on the Sunday because physically I wasn't well. – Ian Poulter	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I know the course, I know the challenge that's laid out in front of me and I'm looking forward to it, i was disappointed back then to miss out the way I did so I feel as if I've got some unfinished business to attend to. – Ian Poulter	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There are no infrastructure challenges, there are no challenges in terms of our relations with the FIFA administration. We are working very well together. – Alexey Sorokhin	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We are here to launch a football marathon, it is a good chance to visit a multi-faceted and open Russia that can surprise and inspire. – President Vladimir Putin	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I don't think there is a total denial of racism in Russia but there is certainly a lack of understanding by officials in Russia of what racism is, too often, officials in Russia only see the problem from their point of view. They do not stand inside the shoes of the victim and see it from his point of view. – United Nations Anti-Discrimination commissioner	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There is no Plan B regarding Kaliningrad. It will be finished on time and part of the World Cup. – Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He's the first British guy ever to win two Tours, it's incredible what he's done, and I don't think we should be encouraging him to look ahead at the minute. – Dave Brailsford	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I don't remember a day like this, i just have to laugh at today, laugh at The Briton. When you make wrong decisions or make a fool of yourself sometimes, you just have to laugh it off. – The Briton	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If you get away well at the start and are in free air, and you can have your race without compromise, it makes a lot of difference. – James Allison	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm feeling really good at this point. I couldn't be more excited, as long as I'm feeling really good in practice and confident about my swims I should be in a good shape going into worlds. – Katie Ledecky	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm just focusing on Kazan. I'm definitely not looking past Kazan right now, in terms of where I am now compared to last year, it's hard to compare. – Katie Ledecky	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's been a very good year, i started at No. 70( in world rankings) and am now close to No. 20. It's been a good seven months. – Bernard Tomic	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
All of us that were here can agree that Toronto and Ontario can be very proud with the way you hosted these amazing Games and you have every right to imagine and to dream of one day hosting the Olympic Games, i now declare the 17th Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games officially closed and invite the youth of the Americas to convene in four years in Lima, Peru. – Ivar Sisniega	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
At 6-10 (2.08m), (Johnson) is truly the freak that mastered the game in a way that no other could, with Pedro Martinez being on the opposite end of the spectrum and with me kind of fitting in the middle, it shows why baseball is a game of all sizes and shapes. – John Smoltz	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
This is the right moment to talk about this, we are going to work starting tomorrow to be on time for Sept. 15. – Marcel Aubut	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Such is the momentum of what happened here in Toronto. This is the momentum that should help us, the IOC likes when the people support Olympic Games. They love The IOC. I am not shy to say those Games( Toronto Pan Ams) became Olympic Games. – Marcel Aubut	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It is time to make it crystal clear. I am officially declaring that I will use the full power of my office to lead and advocate for Toronto's candidacy to hold the 2024 Olympic Games, this is it. – Marcel Aubut	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
This is a huge as an asset for Toronto when you are looking for the next step to bid for 2024. – Marcel Aubut	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

I'm not going to question whatever decision the U.S. Olympic Committee makes, if our time frame wasn't one that working with how the U.S. Olympic Committee was thinking about this, that's unfortunate but there's nothing we can do about it.

– Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

No benefit is so great that it is worth handing over the financial future of our city and our citizens were rightly hesitant to be supportive as a result.

– Mayor Martin Walsh

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The many elected officials in Boston 2024's corner looked the other way for months, even when it became clear that Boston 2024 had been less than truthful about what it wanted from taxpayers, what those officials couldn't ignore was the real, credible threat of a binding vote, which is what ultimately led to the USOC pulling the bid.

– Evan Falchuk

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We all know the situation developing around Mr Blatter right now. I don't want to go into details but I don't believe a word about him being inolved in corruption personally, i think people like Mr Blatter or the heads of big international sporting federations, or the Olympic Games, deserve special recognition. If there is anyone who deserves the Nobel Prize, it's those people.

– Russian President Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That's generally the distance you hit it to when you are playing well. It's an amazing percentage of putts that he holes and we all want that sort of putting stroke, he holed a 50-footer at the 16th in the final round of the Open and then bogeyed the 17th after missing from seven feet. He was one shot away from the playoff and that's what happens when you play well and putt well.

– Ian Poulter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The putts Jordan is holing is the reason why he's putting himself in position week in week out, statistically he's the best putter in the game and he may go down as he best anyone has ever seen.

– Ian Poulter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I had a really disappointing time in the U.S. PGA at Whistling Straits in 2010, i had to withdraw on the Sunday because physically I wasn't well.

– Ian Poulter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I know the course, I know the challenge that's laid out in front of me and I'm looking forward to it, i was disappointed back then to miss out the way I did so I feel as if I've got some unfinished business to attend to.

– Ian Poulter

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There are no infrastructure challenges, there are no challenges in terms of our relations with the FIFA administration. We are working very well together.

– Alexey Sorokhin

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We are here to launch a football marathon, it is a good chance to visit a multi-faceted and open Russia that can surprise and inspire.

– President Vladimir Putin

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I don't think there is a total denial of racism in Russia but there is certainly a lack of understanding by officials in Russia of what racism is, too often, officials in Russia only see the problem from their point of view. They do not stand inside the shoes of the victim and see it from his point of view.

– United Nations Anti-Discrimination commissioner

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is no Plan B regarding Kaliningrad. It will be finished on time and part of the World Cup.

– Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

He's the first British guy ever to win two Tours, it's incredible what he's done, and I don't think we should be encouraging him to look ahead at the minute.

– Dave Brailsford

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I don't remember a day like this, i just have to laugh at today, laugh at The Briton. When you make wrong decisions or make a fool of yourself sometimes, you just have to laugh it off.

– The Briton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If you get away well at the start and are in free air, and you can have your race without compromise, it makes a lot of difference.

– James Allison

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I'm feeling really good at this point. I couldn't be more excited, as long as I'm feeling really good in practice and confident about my swims I should be in a good shape going into worlds.

– Katie Ledecky

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I'm just focusing on Kazan. I'm definitely not looking past Kazan right now, in terms of where I am now compared to last year, it's hard to compare.

– Katie Ledecky

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's been a very good year, i started at No. 70( in world rankings) and am now close to No. 20. It's been a good seven months.

– Bernard Tomic

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

All of us that were here can agree that Toronto and Ontario can be very proud with the way you hosted these amazing Games and you have every right to imagine and to dream of one day hosting the Olympic Games, i now declare the 17th Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games officially closed and invite the youth of the Americas to convene in four years in Lima, Peru.

– Ivar Sisniega

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

At 6-10 (2.08m), (Johnson) is truly the freak that mastered the game in a way that no other could, with Pedro Martinez being on the opposite end of the spectrum and with me kind of fitting in the middle, it shows why baseball is a game of all sizes and shapes.

– John Smoltz

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

This is the right moment to talk about this, we are going to work starting tomorrow to be on time for Sept. 15.

– Marcel Aubut

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Such is the momentum of what happened here in Toronto. This is the momentum that should help us, the IOC likes when the people support Olympic Games. They love The IOC. I am not shy to say those Games( Toronto Pan Ams) became Olympic Games.

– Marcel Aubut

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It is time to make it crystal clear. I am officially declaring that I will use the full power of my office to lead and advocate for Toronto's candidacy to hold the 2024 Olympic Games, this is it.

– Marcel Aubut

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

This is a huge as an asset for Toronto when you are looking for the next step to bid for 2024.

– Marcel Aubut

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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