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I tried hard but the pacemakers could not do what I needed, of course, the cold and the wind also played a part but overall I'm okay with the race. – Genzebe Dibaba	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I heard them coming as the crowd got louder but I managed to keep on running, i think this is the biggest win of my career. – Briton Laura Muir	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
No one is going to go out there and play 10 practice rounds, i'm going to go up a little early, play a couple practice rounds the weekend before and then I'll probably play another 18 holes. – Rory McIlroy	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
What's Mike Davis' handicap ? – Rory McIlroy	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I don't want to do the main lot and a 45-minute bus ride, they have nice comfortable coaches and it works really, really well. It just eats into your time that you spend there. – Michael Smith	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Political prisoners, this question has been frequently used by some western circles, there are no political prisoners in Azerbaijan. There are people who are in prison for criminal offences. There are judicial courts that take decisions on these cases. And no sovereign state can interfere with the decision of the courts and change it. – Ali Hasanov	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There are 55 political parties in Azerbaijan and they all take part in rallies, pickets and elections and they practice with full freedom, some European organizations are running a campaign that claims there are political prisoners in Azerbaijan, that there is no independent press, but this is all groundless. – Ali Hasanov	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There are no political prisoners in Azerbaijan. There are people who are in prison for criminal offences. There are judicial courts that take decisions on these cases. And no sovereign state can interfere with the decision of the courts and change it. – Ali Hasanov	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We have been working away behind the scenes to solve these problems. We had a meeting with HRW International. We have done everything we can to find answers to these questions, there's one thing we cannot do and that is to dictate to a sovereign state how to run its affairs. – Patrick Hickey	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
This scandal changes little, we all knew money was changing hands. It happens in all sports, baseball, soccer, basketball. – Jaime Riquelme	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I think we'll see fewer leaders at the tournament than before because nobody wants to raise their head above the parapet. – Sergio Levinsky	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Lewis is a great world champion but there are many more great world champions as well, it's just that he's got the unbelievable backing of an incredible manufacturer, everyone knows I'm a Lewis fan, he is doing a great job and the equipment he's got is fantastic, Mercedes are the best of the best at the moment by far. – Lewis Hamilton	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
If you actually know him it's not surprising, he had such determination, resilience, ability to focus and work hard, enormous self-belief and huge competitive drive. – David Sutton	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
When he gets knocked down he gets back up again. And he keeps giving more and more, we don't want to miss a minute. There's Dellie fever through the whole community... Dellie gold from Maryborough. – Wendy McIvor	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Boxing has been ingrained in the Filipino mindset for decades or maybe even centuries, it has always been a sport Filipinos love and I don't think that the rise of MMA will affect it. As a general rule, people will start with boxing and hopefully, most of those who start with the sport will continue. – Eumir Felix Marcial	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It does help to see shots go in, and you start to build a rhythm and build momentum, everybody feeds off seeing the ball go in the basket and you start to feel better about yourself. – Stephen Curry	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I've always been challenged my whole career not to let made or missed shots affect what Valuable Player Stephen Curry do on the floor, it's not a good trait for any basketball player to kind of have your game reflect whether you're making or missing shots. – Stephen Curry	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The Warriors're one win away from being right back where The Warriors need to be, the Warriors've been in this situation as The Warriors talked about with Memphis. So it's a day to regroup and see what The Warriors can do better and get The Warriors heads up and be ready for tomorrow. – The Warriors	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Over the past few months I have not only witnessed that desire (for change), I have witnessed consecutive incidents, all over the world, that should shame anyone who desires soccer to be free, clean and democratic, i have seen with my own eyes federation presidents who, after one day comparing FIFA leaders to the devil, then go on stage and compare those same people with Jesus Christ. Nobody told me about this. I saw it with my own eyes. – Luis Figo	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I am basically in favor of this democratic participation but I think a certain weight of each vote based on the size and sporting relevance of the federations would be going in the right direction. – Wolfgang Niersbach	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Eleven days ago, two thirds of the federations voted to maintain the old system of zero transparency and appalling levels of governance, the problem we have is not just the Sepp Blatter problem, it's the FIFA problem. – Jaimie Fuller	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The problem we have is not just the Sepp Blatter problem, it's the FIFA problem. – Jaimie Fuller	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We were introduced recently to members of the Boston 2024 Committee and had a very preliminary conversation about collaborating on a special beer in the future, there's nothing set in stone. It's just a fun idea we talked about. – Jessica Paar	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I ’m still not sure what just happened out there, to be honest with you, a lot of emotions running through my mind right now. That was a really cool experience. – San Francisco pitcher Chris Heston	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

I tried hard but the pacemakers could not do what I needed, of course, the cold and the wind also played a part but overall I'm okay with the race.

– Genzebe Dibaba

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I heard them coming as the crowd got louder but I managed to keep on running, i think this is the biggest win of my career.

– Briton Laura Muir

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

No one is going to go out there and play 10 practice rounds, i'm going to go up a little early, play a couple practice rounds the weekend before and then I'll probably play another 18 holes.

– Rory McIlroy

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

What's Mike Davis' handicap ?

– Rory McIlroy

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I don't want to do the main lot and a 45-minute bus ride, they have nice comfortable coaches and it works really, really well. It just eats into your time that you spend there.

– Michael Smith

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Political prisoners, this question has been frequently used by some western circles, there are no political prisoners in Azerbaijan. There are people who are in prison for criminal offences. There are judicial courts that take decisions on these cases. And no sovereign state can interfere with the decision of the courts and change it.

– Ali Hasanov

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There are 55 political parties in Azerbaijan and they all take part in rallies, pickets and elections and they practice with full freedom, some European organizations are running a campaign that claims there are political prisoners in Azerbaijan, that there is no independent press, but this is all groundless.

– Ali Hasanov

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There are no political prisoners in Azerbaijan. There are people who are in prison for criminal offences. There are judicial courts that take decisions on these cases. And no sovereign state can interfere with the decision of the courts and change it.

– Ali Hasanov

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We have been working away behind the scenes to solve these problems. We had a meeting with HRW International. We have done everything we can to find answers to these questions, there's one thing we cannot do and that is to dictate to a sovereign state how to run its affairs.

– Patrick Hickey

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

This scandal changes little, we all knew money was changing hands. It happens in all sports, baseball, soccer, basketball.

– Jaime Riquelme

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I think we'll see fewer leaders at the tournament than before because nobody wants to raise their head above the parapet.

– Sergio Levinsky

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Lewis is a great world champion but there are many more great world champions as well, it's just that he's got the unbelievable backing of an incredible manufacturer, everyone knows I'm a Lewis fan, he is doing a great job and the equipment he's got is fantastic, Mercedes are the best of the best at the moment by far.

– Lewis Hamilton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

If you actually know him it's not surprising, he had such determination, resilience, ability to focus and work hard, enormous self-belief and huge competitive drive.

– David Sutton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

When he gets knocked down he gets back up again. And he keeps giving more and more, we don't want to miss a minute. There's Dellie fever through the whole community... Dellie gold from Maryborough.

– Wendy McIvor

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Boxing has been ingrained in the Filipino mindset for decades or maybe even centuries, it has always been a sport Filipinos love and I don't think that the rise of MMA will affect it. As a general rule, people will start with boxing and hopefully, most of those who start with the sport will continue.

– Eumir Felix Marcial

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It does help to see shots go in, and you start to build a rhythm and build momentum, everybody feeds off seeing the ball go in the basket and you start to feel better about yourself.

– Stephen Curry

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I've always been challenged my whole career not to let made or missed shots affect what Valuable Player Stephen Curry do on the floor, it's not a good trait for any basketball player to kind of have your game reflect whether you're making or missing shots.

– Stephen Curry

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The Warriors're one win away from being right back where The Warriors need to be, the Warriors've been in this situation as The Warriors talked about with Memphis. So it's a day to regroup and see what The Warriors can do better and get The Warriors heads up and be ready for tomorrow.

– The Warriors

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Over the past few months I have not only witnessed that desire (for change), I have witnessed consecutive incidents, all over the world, that should shame anyone who desires soccer to be free, clean and democratic, i have seen with my own eyes federation presidents who, after one day comparing FIFA leaders to the devil, then go on stage and compare those same people with Jesus Christ. Nobody told me about this. I saw it with my own eyes.

– Luis Figo

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I am basically in favor of this democratic participation but I think a certain weight of each vote based on the size and sporting relevance of the federations would be going in the right direction.

– Wolfgang Niersbach

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Eleven days ago, two thirds of the federations voted to maintain the old system of zero transparency and appalling levels of governance, the problem we have is not just the Sepp Blatter problem, it's the FIFA problem.

– Jaimie Fuller

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The problem we have is not just the Sepp Blatter problem, it's the FIFA problem.

– Jaimie Fuller

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We were introduced recently to members of the Boston 2024 Committee and had a very preliminary conversation about collaborating on a special beer in the future, there's nothing set in stone. It's just a fun idea we talked about.

– Jessica Paar

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I ’m still not sure what just happened out there, to be honest with you, a lot of emotions running through my mind right now. That was a really cool experience.

– San Francisco pitcher Chris Heston

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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