John Furlong Quotations

We want to send the message that our focus is on ability rather than disability. It is our turn to step to the Olympic stage.

Selling the tickets, we don't expect to be a problem.

Nobody in Quebec thinks the Olympics are a bad idea. They're flat-out determined to be involved.

I am enormously proud of the cultural performance our team produced for the Closing Ceremony. Through a dynamic display of artistry and imagination, the world saw the diversity and wonder of Canada and our love of winter sport. I could not be happier with the performance.

I have a problem with the doctor who takes a Hippocratic oath to do no harm and a medical administrator who may or may not be a doctor, whose oath is watch the bottom line,

From one Olympic city to another, we salute London. The years of hard work, dedication and planning on behalf of the London bid team have resulted in a fantastic choice for the 2012 Summer Games,

For us, this was like our Olympic university and now is the time for us to write our exam.

It comes down to what kind of appetite the community has for the Games.

Our vision has been for a long time that we are Canada's Games. We want to include every Canadian in these Games, so that when the world comes to Canada in 2010 that it is a source of great pride for everyone.

We have a new government. Out of respect for the new government, and the new minister, we need to have a discussion with them before we talk in any way, shape or form. They have to have an opportunity to do due diligence on the information we have provided them.

We followed the rules. The rules told us what to do.

This segment is about inviting the world to Canada. It's about making the world feel that they'll be welcome in Vancouver and in Canada, that we can't wait for people to come to our region and it's to give them a little bit of a glimpse of who we are.

The only thing we have in common is the word history. In the past few days, our office has gotten a number of vitriolic e-mails.

We've had a discussion with both governments about our budget situation. We told both of them that we think we're going to need a little bit of help.

The private sector really is who we turn to put on the games, so we will have to generate about $1.7 billion from the private sector. We've got off to a great start.

Everything around the Games is not as positive if there are empty seats in the building.

The transfer for us is now complete. It is all ours now, and suddenly everyone's eyes are on us.

Ten years of dreaming and the flag is finally ours.

This announcement brings us another step closer to ensuring that more Canadian athletes experience the greatness of standing on the podium representing Canada in 2010.

It's our way of inviting the world. It doesn't mean we won't compete as hard as we can.

It's our time, as of Monday, to fly the Olympic flag in Vancouver.

It's in everybody's interest to have a full house. It's a problem everyone will want to solve.

The nature of the allegations could contaminate any jury pool in this somewhat limited community.

This is our first time, but he is very excited about it. He's been working on (his model train display) all year long.