Peter Ueberroth Quotations

Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.

A cloud hangs over baseball. It's a cloud called drugs and it's permeated our game.

Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

The international game has changed for bidding cities.

It's not, 'We have a city to bid, now let's go check in with the federal government'.

This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

The state is out of control, the state is on a spending binge, the state has to stop putting itself in a hole thats getting deeper and deeper and deeper.

We applaud his wanting to be absolutely, totally honorable in every way,

We are looking less favorably toward 2016 bidding at this moment,

Leaders who aren't on the radar will emerge. If the city is going to recover, they must emerge.

She's been a leader; she's been gracious; she's somebody that cares for so many youngsters that are training in our country, and she is a real loss to all of the United States Olympic Committee, to the United States of America and to the world. And she's made a courageous decision.

If we go in rag-tag, we're not going to win.

But there's still room for women, and what we see are emerging female athletes and female fans. This is all changing the modern American sports.

Baseball deserves to be in the Olympic Games. I think there's some reorganization that needs to be done internationally and domestically. But softball is and was ready to be in the Olympic Games.

If elected, I would impose stiff spending caps to rein in the out-of-control spending.

I don't think we've moved at all on that issue.

he had heard from several IOC members who said they were confused at the time of the voting, believing softball was merely an extension of baseball, and now regretted their vote.

We're pleased that they're even discussing it in the hallways.

I think that Bob represents a big jump forward in talent.

It is important to any future bid city from the United States that this be reversed. It's disappointing. This will impact IOC members negatively. This may be the only example of a country prohibiting competition on an international scale.

It is a new injury. But whether there happened to be something else, the same outcome would have happened ? and Emily would be able to compete.

Our old system is less favorably positioned. To follow the same path would not lead to success in our view. We were doubtful the last meeting, now we're convinced. If we go through this whole process it's not going to work. If we want to bid, we want to win. We have to figure it out and make sure we have everybody on board.

Our old system is less favorably positioned, ... To follow the same path would not lead to success in our view. We were doubtful the last meeting, now we're convinced. If we go through this whole process it's not going to work. If we want to bid, we want to win. We have to figure it out and make sure we have everybody on board.

We have to strengthen ourselves and that's what this announcement is about today.

We don't have a completely level playing field, in our understanding, from the I.O.C.. We are confident that we will get there, but we are not there.

we discussed whether we should or not bid, and we have not come to a conclusion whether we should or not bid.

We learned a little from watching Jacques Chirac and watching Tony Blair walking the halls in Singapore, ... If we want to compete, we're going to be smart. It's got to be a coordinated effort so we know we have support at all levels and nobody's stranded out there.

We learned a little bit from watching Chirac and Tony Blair walking the halls in Singapore, ... It's a coordinated effort. We want to have support from all levels so nobody is stranded. . . . I think Senator Clinton did a great job, but if you're going to win, I think we need to have every single part of our country lined up.

We don't want to enter and not win. We don't want cities spending an awful lot of money and not have a full chance to be victorious.

We're telling , 'Don't spend money. Don't get logos. Don't hire consultants,' ... and we'll then take them up the chain of command and see if they know and understand what has to be done.

The rules have changed, ... The old thing of 'getting in line,' that's gone.

As a lot of people said, 'The U.S. is back,' in a way. We were well received.

You can't just have a city step up and show their skills, and not get full support from the state, not get full support from the private sector, not get full support from the federal government, ... It's really a joint bid.

As we've said before, if we find a city that's capable to bid on the Olympic games ... we will be a much stronger candidate from the United States because of the strengthening of our ties.

It's a reminder that the world is changing quickly and, as global citizens, we have to be ready to compete. That's true of business, that's true of education, that's true of medicine and that's certainly true of sport.

The USOC is dedicated to see to it that women's softball does not miss its turn in 2012. We're hopeful and, in a humble way, hope to try and influence people to reconsider a decision that was a bad decision to eliminate a women's sport.

The international landscape has changed and nothing less than a concerted, engaging effort worldwide will allow us to be successful.

The federal government has to understand the game has changed and we'll have to change to be competitive. We don't want to enter and not win, or not have a good chance to win. We don't want cities to be spending an awful lot of money and not get a full chance to be victorious.

I'm very pleased with the team and its performance. The (USOC) board thought that we should not be swept up with everybody's unbridled optimism.

I think New York did a great job. But the commercial terms changed, security rules changed, the guarantees changed. We were at a disadvantage, in my view.

Cities can do what they want. We've asked them not to spend money. Don't get consultants. Don't get logos. Let's get serious about what you're going to embark on.

California has got to wake up and start problem-solving,

All those people will go away?. In the end, it is the people who fix their own cities. Private-sector leadership. Political leadership.

The dreams of young people from around the world who aspire to compete in the Olympic Games in softball and baseball were dealt a setback today. We are disappointed the IOC chose to not reconsider its decision.

The financial condition when the new board was elected was very unattractive. We were surprised to find that major bank loans were necessary to fund 'ongoing operations', and that the United States Olympic Committee was basically in debt.

Authority is 20% given and 80% taken...so take it!

Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.

Bob Mathias was one of those rare individuals with the ability to inspire a nation through his determination and perseverance. He was a champion in every aspect of life, and he embraced the values that make our country and the worldwide Olympic movement special

Michelle Kwan means more to the United States Olympic Committee than maybe any athlete that's every performed. She's a leader, she's been gracious, she's somebody to cherish forever. She's a real loss to the United States Olympic Committee, to the United States of America and, I think, to the world.

The integrity of the game is everything.