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It was just one of those days where there was nothing went my way. – Tiger Woods	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I never believed my career entitled me to any special treatment, bibi( Alfredsson's wife) and I both agreed this was the right thing to do and give us a chance to say thank you to the people and fans of Ottawa. – Daniel Alfredsson	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It is worth stressing that an expressive portion of the projects were at an advanced stage at the time of the sporting tournament, which means their completion is inevitable, there is absolutely no doubt that their conclusion will serve as an important legacy from the Cup. – The Court report	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The venues cost much more than they should have, they went for Pharaonic projects and we got left with white elephants. – Amir Somoggi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We were hood-winked, they said the World Cup would help Brazil take a huge leap forwards in terms of public transportation but all they did was the stadiums. The economy is no longer in a great shape so there is no guarantee that they will be finished. – Amir Somoggi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I've had a great career in Formula One which I would love to see continue, i've really enjoyed this year and I feel that we've got a good base for a great future...it's an exciting new challenge and I'm all for new challenges. – The Briton	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
In the short to medium-term this is a completely unrealistic option, and statements coming out of the likes of England are Germany are simply shots across the bows of FIFA, longer term, it is a possibility... but it's a big call for the dissenting nations as it would create a multitude of political and organizational problems for domestic and continental associations. – Simon Chadwick	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The divisive way in which boxing has developed is an object lesson in how not to effectively address the importance of organization, governance and commercial change, football faces intense competition from many other sports around the world and the last thing the sport needs is for a fragmentation of power, agreements and markets. – Simon Chadwick	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's not possible to boycott FIFA, the players want to play the World Cup, public opinion wants to play the World Cup, mr Bernstein and Mr Rauball should join the effort of making the necessary changes. Boycotts never function. I'm more worried about the image of FIFA and its capacity to govern, to be credible. – Jerome Champagne	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I made a mistake, and I own this, i took Adderall and take full responsibility for doing this. I am deeply sorry and broken up over this. – Haloti Ngata	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
That's why it's the best tournament I can learn from in my life. The good and the bad. – Ben Crenshaw	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
What I saw from Tiger from the side in the 10, 20 balls that I watched him, it looked a lot freer, didn't look like he was getting in his way. Looked like the club was going through a lot freer. Looked like it was on a better path. – Steve Stricker	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I think if he starts swinging it better and starts feeling good about what he's doing again, it won't take long for him to be at the top of the game again. – Steve Stricker	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It felt good to be out there, obviously, been playing at home with my boys for a little bit of cash, but still( that is) a little bit different. Every shot counts a little bit more. ( But) Felt good. – Tiger Woods	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's good to have Mireia Belmonte here, losing to her gives me extra motivation. – Katinka Hosszu	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We have to address that -- in fact we were discussing exactly that issue in the council meeting last week, we must not confuse a one-day event with our championships but it is all about presentation if we want young people to engage in our sport. – Seb Coe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I was sitting in front of a group of sponsors at our European championships in Zurich this year and asked them if there was anything in the last half hour they'd understood, the answers were very interesting. – Seb Coe	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We greatly appreciate the support we’ve received over the past seven years from all of the tremendous people at Rogers Communications ', we will continue to work hard to solidify our footprint in Southern Ontario. – Buffalo Bills	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It will normally be used when double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of track and competitors or officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not such as to warrant use of the safety car itself. – The FIA	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I'm really disappointed of course. On the other hand, we have to realize how fortunate we are for everyone to be here in one piece, and to be healthy. It's pretty amazing, so there's a lot of emotions at the moment. – Chris Nicholson	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
A lot of importance must be attached to his audacious attempt to make the leap at a time when the gulf between the two basketballs was very wide, martin dared and that deserves all possible recognition. – Pau Gasol	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Can you ever say that the pillars of the sport will morph into this? That's a stretch as we are a sport of great tradition, this needs to be a supplement to it in my opinion. It's a great release for the players and an opportunity to communicate their personalities more. – Andre Agassi	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The decision with Frank Lampard will be the same if we continue in the Champions League or if we don’t continue in the Champions League. We have the whole month of December to decide. – Manuel Pellegrini	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
The commissioner (Roger Goodell) has acknowledged those mistakes, we failed. This is all part of our evaluation as we look at a new personal conduct policy ... But we learned from those mistakes. – Troy Vincent	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

It was just one of those days where there was nothing went my way.

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I never believed my career entitled me to any special treatment, bibi( Alfredsson's wife) and I both agreed this was the right thing to do and give us a chance to say thank you to the people and fans of Ottawa.

– Daniel Alfredsson

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It is worth stressing that an expressive portion of the projects were at an advanced stage at the time of the sporting tournament, which means their completion is inevitable, there is absolutely no doubt that their conclusion will serve as an important legacy from the Cup.

– The Court report

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The venues cost much more than they should have, they went for Pharaonic projects and we got left with white elephants.

– Amir Somoggi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We were hood-winked, they said the World Cup would help Brazil take a huge leap forwards in terms of public transportation but all they did was the stadiums. The economy is no longer in a great shape so there is no guarantee that they will be finished.

– Amir Somoggi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I've had a great career in Formula One which I would love to see continue, i've really enjoyed this year and I feel that we've got a good base for a great future...it's an exciting new challenge and I'm all for new challenges.

– The Briton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

In the short to medium-term this is a completely unrealistic option, and statements coming out of the likes of England are Germany are simply shots across the bows of FIFA, longer term, it is a possibility... but it's a big call for the dissenting nations as it would create a multitude of political and organizational problems for domestic and continental associations.

– Simon Chadwick

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The divisive way in which boxing has developed is an object lesson in how not to effectively address the importance of organization, governance and commercial change, football faces intense competition from many other sports around the world and the last thing the sport needs is for a fragmentation of power, agreements and markets.

– Simon Chadwick

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's not possible to boycott FIFA, the players want to play the World Cup, public opinion wants to play the World Cup, mr Bernstein and Mr Rauball should join the effort of making the necessary changes. Boycotts never function. I'm more worried about the image of FIFA and its capacity to govern, to be credible.

– Jerome Champagne

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I made a mistake, and I own this, i took Adderall and take full responsibility for doing this. I am deeply sorry and broken up over this.

– Haloti Ngata

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

That's why it's the best tournament I can learn from in my life. The good and the bad.

– Ben Crenshaw

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

What I saw from Tiger from the side in the 10, 20 balls that I watched him, it looked a lot freer, didn't look like he was getting in his way. Looked like the club was going through a lot freer. Looked like it was on a better path.

– Steve Stricker

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I think if he starts swinging it better and starts feeling good about what he's doing again, it won't take long for him to be at the top of the game again.

– Steve Stricker

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It felt good to be out there, obviously, been playing at home with my boys for a little bit of cash, but still( that is) a little bit different. Every shot counts a little bit more. ( But) Felt good.

– Tiger Woods

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's good to have Mireia Belmonte here, losing to her gives me extra motivation.

– Katinka Hosszu

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We have to address that -- in fact we were discussing exactly that issue in the council meeting last week, we must not confuse a one-day event with our championships but it is all about presentation if we want young people to engage in our sport.

– Seb Coe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I was sitting in front of a group of sponsors at our European championships in Zurich this year and asked them if there was anything in the last half hour they'd understood, the answers were very interesting.

– Seb Coe

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

We greatly appreciate the support we’ve received over the past seven years from all of the tremendous people at Rogers Communications ', we will continue to work hard to solidify our footprint in Southern Ontario.

– Buffalo Bills

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It will normally be used when double waved yellow flags are needed on any section of track and competitors or officials may be in danger, but the circumstances are not such as to warrant use of the safety car itself.

– The FIA

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I'm really disappointed of course. On the other hand, we have to realize how fortunate we are for everyone to be here in one piece, and to be healthy. It's pretty amazing, so there's a lot of emotions at the moment.

– Chris Nicholson

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

A lot of importance must be attached to his audacious attempt to make the leap at a time when the gulf between the two basketballs was very wide, martin dared and that deserves all possible recognition.

– Pau Gasol

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Can you ever say that the pillars of the sport will morph into this? That's a stretch as we are a sport of great tradition, this needs to be a supplement to it in my opinion. It's a great release for the players and an opportunity to communicate their personalities more.

– Andre Agassi

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The decision with Frank Lampard will be the same if we continue in the Champions League or if we don’t continue in the Champions League. We have the whole month of December to decide.

– Manuel Pellegrini

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

The commissioner (Roger Goodell) has acknowledged those mistakes, we failed. This is all part of our evaluation as we look at a new personal conduct policy ... But we learned from those mistakes.

– Troy Vincent

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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