Dick Pound
Dick Pound
Richard William Duncan "Dick" Pound, CC OQ QCis a Canadian lawyer and author, and a former competitive swimmer. He is a former president of the World Anti-Doping Agencybased in Montreal, and a former chancellor of McGill University. He served as vice-president of the International Olympic Committeefrom 1987 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2000, and was a one-time candidate for the presidency of that organization...
attitude baseball develop fed felt games honest league linked major mean members
A lot of members were fed up with the attitude of Major League Baseball, ... That wasn't so of softball, but unfortunately, I think many members linked them together. With the baseball people, frankly, I think the members felt if it doesn't mean enough to you to want to come to the Games and if it doesn't mean enough to develop an honest doping policy, then don't come.
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I think the IOC is trying to make this point, you may have had these laws when you got the games, but you promised to use our rules during the games, and that was a commitment of the Italian government, ... We're here now, it's almost 2006 and we want you to live up to your part of the deal.
against decided
I thought about sanctioning myself and decided against it,
kim members
I was disappointed that more members thought Kim would have been better than I would.
claim downward labor management slide soon
I think that is errant nonsense, as is the claim that 'Oh well, if we let management put in these requirements it is a downward slide and pretty soon labor will have no strength,'
behind dealing quietly scenes
It's not going to go away. We're dealing with all the spins out there right now but behind scenes there are investigations quietly proceeding.
race urgency
It's not going to go away. There is no urgency because he is not going to be in another race but there are some explanations that are going to have be given.
america achievement language
Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.
mean language disadvantages
All of us in Quebec - and I mean all of us - have allowed language to become a preoccupation that works to the disadvantage of all of us - and I mean all of us.