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...
happening prevent reforms
reforms which will prevent this from happening again.
deterrent ended fact joint law operation sends strong
The application of the (Italian) law did have a deterrent effect. The fact that we ended up with a joint operation I think sends a very strong signal.
records
I think one is right to say some of these records are pretty suspect,
wall way needs
Attempting to build a language wall around Quebec is precisely the wrong policy to follow. It will keep out of Quebec exactly what we need to attract by way of talent and capital; it will drive our best - francophones as well as allophones and anglophones, with their talents and capital - to leave Quebec.
cheating team doctors
Drug use, within entire teams continues unabated. It is planned and deliberate cheating, with complex methods, sophisticated substances and techniques, and the active complicity of doctors, scientists, team officials and riders. There is nothing accidental about it.
track association fields
I would be inclined to say 'if you are not willing to cooperate and follow the rules of your international federation you are not the right track and field association to be part of the USOC',
hands tactics fingers
You can count on the fingers of one hand the times a B sample has not confirmed the result of the A sample. It's almost always a delaying tactic.
winter crowds olympics
I'm very impressed. All the crowds I've seen are very enthusiastic. It's not the first time every seat hasn't been sold at the Winter Olympics.
leadership important looks
It's important not to look like a tool in front of your posse.
ideas long long-time
For a long time the IOC liked the idea of money but they didn't like the thought of working for it.
opportunity defining-moments arise
Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.
armstrong came french information newspaper report
We only got the report from the French laboratory. Our information about Lance Armstrong came from the sport newspaper L'Equipe.
became commitment decide explore further information issues prepared sit truth waiting wants whether
We're waiting to see whether they have a commitment to get at the truth and the whole truth before we decide to participate further in the investigation. If one of the issues that the UCI wants to explore is how some of this information became public, that's fine. But we're not prepared to sit by and participate in an investigation that focuses only on how the information became public.
stepping understand
I don't understand why they're not stepping up to that and saying,