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Boxing is a technical sport and a number of countries are getting technical. The Indian team in Glasgow brought their Cuban coach along and he was helpful to them because he knew Reno and how Reno fights. These are the adjustments that we need to make. We need technical help and there is no way to escape that, and it has to come from the Bahamas Olympic Association and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture through the government.

Either he thrives on it or he doesn't realize it. He didn't even skate on ice four years ago, and now he is an Olympic favorite.

Earnings of our conventional TV businesses were negatively impacted in the quarter by the Olympic Winter Games, which distorted normal ratings and advertising revenues in all television markets over a two-week period in February.

Ben was a good sport although the raft was very Heath Robinson, made in no time out of next to nothing and went nowhere. Hopefully he will have more success when he tries to row across the Atlantic with Olympic champion James Cracknell in November.

Every time at the Olympic games it's always something. Today, in the second run it was smooth but first run, people who should not be allowed at the start are at the start trying to do something, I don't know what. This isn't right. I needed them. It shouldn't be this way.

Everybody knows my life. I won a lot of tournaments and scored more than 1,000 goals, won three World Cups but I could not play in Olympic Games.

Based on a petition being received by this organization, our International Committee will meet in St. Louis on Jan. 13 and 14 after each of the disciplines to choose the Olympic team for that discipline. After the ladies' program on the 14th, they will make those type of decisions based on the information that they have.

As the Olympic torch neared Lake Placid, N.Y., in 1980, signaling the opening of that year's Winter Olympics, newspapers and magazines throughout the world offered predictions on who would win medals in the major sports. Not a single publication gave the American men's hockey team a chance against the world powers.

As the Olympic champion, I also wanted to be the World Cup champion. This season and last season have both been extraordinary, I think it's going to take a while before I really realize what I have a achieved.

At the moment we do not see a concrete terrorist threat to our country and in particular to the Olympic Games. But we believe an attack in Italy, like in any other country, is possible. The fact that the Olympics coincide with the electoral campaign could attract the attention of international terrorist groups.

Comrades! We express our deep thanks to all our friends around the world and to the IOC for helping to make Beijing successful in its Olympic bid,

Don't expect to see an Olympic Stadium up after Christmas, but don't also be lulled into believing nothing is happening because right at this moment, construction is underway. Work has started and it's started very quickly.

Cuban baseball, Olympic and world champion, was always questioned because it didn't face professionals. And look, they reached the Classic final.

English is one of the most talented and gifted athletes I have ever come across in 20-plus years. You don't come across athletes like her very often. She has definite Olympic potential.

Equally troubling is the manner by which this matter, and others, has been handled by the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, which long ago could have taken steps to address and correct this situation. As a result, America's skeleton athletes have had to deal with an unnecessary distraction during their preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games, and that is unacceptable.

Even before we announce the results of our inquiry, ... we'd like to express our sincere apologies for the actions of certain IOC members. Their conduct has been completely contrary to everything the Olympic movement has worked so hard to represent.

Even as a teacher, I remember the last time we brought Olympic athletes to school 10 years ago.

During the Olympic process, I was approached by a third party who claimed to represent IOC members. He was certainly known well with the Olympic movement, and he said we wouldn't win the bid unless we provided commercial endorsements,

Except for those reserved for the Olympic family, most of the tickets will be sold on the market. Foreign spectators in 202 countries and regions worldwide can buy the tickets via their own Olympic committees.

There's really nothing to prove. Usually in figure skating, the people who win the Olympic Games don't really continue. That's the best thing you can achieve, and she did that.

There's nobody on the Olympic team that's scored more points than I have, who's had a career like I've had in terms of physicality and putting points on the board and being a leader.

The torch relay will raise the thermometer further, increasing the passionate attitude and creating a warm Olympic atmosphere.

The time would have been faster and the world record would have been threatened. But I still would have beaten him. If he's ready, bring it on, I'm the Olympic champion and the world champion.

I still can't believe we are Olympic champions because it was such a long, long way.

I've been thinking of nothing else for the past year. It's incredible. I'm Olympic champion.

I've been there or thereabouts for four or five years. I've had medals at world and Olympic level but obviously gold is great. But to us this is a team sport and winning all three is superb for us.

It would have been frustrating and disappointing to not have played (during the Olympic break). When the opportunity came around (to play for Sweden), I couldn't have been happier. To play hockey at such a high-level tournament against top players, it really helped me.

It would bring tremendous publicity, revenue and a massive amount of people from all over the world to our beautiful city. It would also help the children of Philadelphia see that they too could become an Olympic athlete.

The women of the Senate are like the U.S. Olympic team: we come in different sizes, but we sure are united in our determination to do the best for our country!

The rink is much smaller than the standard Olympic size so it's hard to skate perfectly, but I think we did okay.

The rink is much smaller than standard Olympic size, so it's hard to skate perfectly. We've only had two practices at this rink before today.

There will never again be an official salad cream of the Olympic Games.

It would be a great opportunity to be (in Austin) as a national cycling center instead of as a tenant at the Olympic Training Center. Our sport is beginning to ascend to the point where we need to have our own home.

It would be nice to follow in Fiona's footsteps because it is everybody's dream to come home with Olympic gold and she has been behind us all the way.

It was unbelievable for me to win against Canada at the Olympic Games.

It was a huge thrill to come in first. One of the Olympic dreams is down. A couple more to go.

These changes will produce an even better Olympic Park - a sign of our determination not to sit on our laurels after Singapore but to refine our plans to deliver excellence for athletes, spectators, media and the entire Olympic family.

These athletes embody the Olympic values of teamwork and commitment to excellence, which are integral themes of the Earn Your Stripes program. Not everyone can be an Olympic athlete, but we can all set goals and work hard to be our best.

These races were about four times bigger than a normal junior Olympic qualifier. The competition was much higher than our typical races, with between 60 and 90 competitors in each age division.

These members have done great harm to the Olympic ideal. Now the greatest service to the Olympic movement is simply to accept their fate,

The slogan of the Beijing Games One World, One Dream will also be the theme of the torch relay. Through the torch relay, we hope to promote the Olympic spirit of peace, friendship and progress globally and send the good wishes of Chinese people to the whole world.

The tenth National Games is important to the preparation of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and it will affect the initiative of all the athletes, ... The offences have led to nasty effects.

The thing that has surprised me is his consistency. As a rookie, it's tough to maintain your level of play throughout the year and he's played well from day one. Since the Olympic break, he's gotten more ice time and he's really taken advantage of that. I think the work he did early in the season is paying off.

I've always considered it a privilege to serve the Canadian Olympic team in a leadership capacity. I look forward to working closely with the Canadian Olympic Committee over the next two years as we strive to provide optimum support for Canada's athletes and coaches competing in Beijing.

I've always been real excited for them to be in badminton. I'm hoping that they can play this game and develop skills like we used to have when we were younger. I feel that they have a good shot at getting into and winning the junior championships and maybe someday even representing the U.S. in the Olympic Games.

I wanted Olympic gold for so long. I just can't believe it.

I wanted to come here to be Olympic champion, but today I lost one of my opportunities.

Safety and quality of all the Olympic venue projects are under control.

says the Olympic 100-meter gold medalist. ''If I go out and do great, it'll be, 'Well, Asafa wasn't there.' That's the first thing they'll say.

Ray Emery has been excellent for us since we came back from the Olympic break. He's established himself as the No. 1 goalie and he's had to work pretty hard to do that.

Prior to Salt Lake, we were an afterthought as a winter sport nation. We had won a few medals, the highest being 13. But we really weren't considered one of the powers in the Winter Olympic Games.

Personal honors never meant much to Bill Russell, one of America's most successful athletes with 2 college titles, 1 Olympic gold medal and 11 - count 'em, 11 - N.B.A. championships with the Boston Celtics.

Our concerns would lie in two areas. One, the lack of communication with an athlete who ultimately will be affected by the outcome of an arbitration, and two, lawyers arguing over medals 14 months after the games are concluded is not good for the Olympic movement.

Our emphasis will be on the new venues, and the basic structure of them as well as the Olympic village, media village and National Conference Center will be completed by this year.

Our aim is the Olympic Games and we are looking to have our best possible team at the Olympic Games in 2008, so we will give the opportunities to those people in the lead-up to that.

On this night, on this occasion, on this Olympic day, I was able to come through.

Officials say the only thing Los Angeles will have to build is an Olympic pistol range. What's wrong with the freeways we already have?

Normally, you might have a letdown after an Olympic games. But you had a group of young athletes that are so exuberant that they want to do better each year.

The national office being here gets lots of gymnasts involved, ... Their charter specifies that they pick the national and Olympic teams, but they do a lot on the grass-roots and pre-school and developmental levels, not just in the senior elite division.

Advertisers for the Super Bowl tend to be willing to pay a reasonable premium to reach a special audience. We don't have Olympic viewing parties. Pretty much to me, that says it all. This happens every four years. But it seems that the Super Bowl and Olympics somehow find a way to co-exist.

The Olympic Truce will not be eternal. After the games, bad habits will return. But this village is a perfect example of what the truce exemplifies. Here, athletes of different religions, political systems, races and languages live peacefully together.

The Olympic ticketing program is due to be unveiled next year, and ticket sales will start in the first half of 2007.

The Olympic team is a reflection of our country and what our country stands for, and one of the most important ideals our country stands for is the ability to express yourself.

The Olympic rules and the Wada code never contemplated having doped athletes locked up,

The Olympic opening ceremony is the most important event for the vast majority of the athletes here. Most won't come close to a medal. And for them, this is the pinnacle of their athletic careers.

The Olympic movement around the world has expressed its sympathy for the victims of September 11th in many ways since that tragic day. Showing the flag this respect is just one more way.

The Olympic gold in its mind, ABAP promises to ride the momentum of its SEAG success.

The Olympic Games is the ultimate level of competition.

The Olympic Games is the biggest occasion of my sports career.

The Olympic Games have been a tremendous strategic fit.

The Olympic Games are the biggest occasion of my sporting career. If there is a chance, I'll try and, if it is successful, I'll thank God.

The Olympic Games are a truly worldwide event.

The Olympic Games are about achievement, which is only possible if the athletes are in peak health. At Johnson & Johnson, we focus on the health and well being of people around the world so they can be at their best. This global opportunity will enable Johnson & Johnson to expand our reach in emerging markets and strengthen our businesses in developed areas.

The Olympic break will help a lot. I just take it game by game. I've felt good so far. I'm in good shape.

The Olympic break kind of messed it all up.

After an Olympic year, and this is typical when the whole Olympic team goes out, the number of gymnasts is not as big. But we have at least six exciting juniors who will be seniors next year. We will keep our system, we will do periodic training camps and we'll take them to bigger competitions.

Actually, we met once when I was a little boy. It was outdoors in Finland with my buddies. I dreamed of playing that game against Sweden in the Olympic final. That time, we won. So hopefully, we repeat that.

Some people may, perhaps correctly, view Live 8 as the blink of an eye. Five days later, the horrific, devastating London bombs dissipated the goodwill of the Olympic bid and Live 8.

Some other athletes who had the same drug in their system all went on appeal because it was an Olympic year for them and they all lost. The (appeal) hearing is public, it's long, it creates some distraction for the team and we decided our priority was the NHL.

On day six, we are now seeing the Olympic Games really getting into their stride. They are really focusing on sport and on the athletes which at the end of the day is what it is all about.

Actually, I'm going into the event with an eye on the future, ... It's very exciting for us to launch the next Olympic team.

During the last three weeks ... we should have been reading and hearing about the remarkable stories of athletes attempting to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Team in the sport of skeleton. We have instead heard about serious allegations of misconduct. This story has taken a great deal of attention away from the athletes.

During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold.

Competing in show jumping is a school of life. And it's one of the few Olympic sports where men and women are equal.

Coach Hart told me I could be Olympic champion.

Coming out of the Olympic break, we played a crummy first game in Chicago. But since then, we've really been playing very well and I think our confidence is extremely high right now.

Denis Oswald is the ideal person to lead the IOC's partnership with London during the preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games,

Denis brings a unique combination of skills and experience, as a medal-winning, three-time Olympic athlete and a sports leader with nearly 30 years of experience organizing international competitions of the highest level,

An Olympic medal is the greatest achievement and honour that can be received by an athlete. I would swap any World Title to have won gold at the Olympics.

An Olympic gymnast may have started instruction as a preschooler, but there are other sports, such as shooting, where a 17-year-old young woman recently became a champion after just two years of competition. It turned out she was a natural.

An Olympic gold is worth more than four world championships.

As a result I have terminated his selection to, and membership of, the 2004 Australian Olympic Team.

As a result, America's skeleton athletes have had to deal with an unnecessary distraction during their preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games, and that is unacceptable.

As an athlete, while standing on the ice, the only goal is to win the gold medal. What's more important for me is that I could compete in one more Olympic Games.

The budget of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will not surpass that of 2.4 billion US dollars for the Games in Athens.

Austria is a ski nation, and everybody wants to talk or to be with an Olympic champion. It's a great thing.

That's kind of been the story since the Olympic break. It's nice to get the two points.

That gave her an opportunity to play with her former Olympic teammates, ... ...She did great things for our franchise. I really can't comment on her feelings. The only thing we can say is we appreciate everything Dawn has done for us and wish her the best.

A large number of athletes have exercise-induced asthma, ... This does not mean that they can't compete at the highest level as many of our asthmatic elite athletes won medals at the Olympic Games .

Alfred was fantastic at the Olympic training center this summer. We were fortunate to have him come and share his energy and skills. He is a marvelous defensive player and his competitive spirit infused our practice sessions with fire and joy.