Jim Scherr
Jim Scherr
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I think we're going to again surprise the world with how the U.S. does. They view our performance in Salt Lake as an aberration. I think our athletes and our national governing bodies, both individually and collectively, are out to prove that their performance wasn't an aberration that we are collectively a winter sports power in the world.
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Overall, we see this as a great performance, even if it has been viewed generally as a little less than that because of the high expectations we all had.
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This has been an incredible performance. It's probably our fault that it's been viewed a little less than that.
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We share the point of view offered by CAS in its decision, which is that Zach Lund is an honest athlete who was poorly served by the international anti-doping system.
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They're both very competitive individuals. It's an individual sport that seldom comes together as a team. We just want to make certain that they understand our position and, in moving forward, understand how their actions are viewed by others.
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The Chinese public will have the chance to view our country through the conduct of our athletes.
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It is a little bit our fault that this team has been viewed a little bit less than that because of the high expectations we all had.
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This team has taken a bit of a hit because of the expectations of some high-profile athletes. It was a case of mismanaged expectations and some unforeseen circumstances. But we'd hope a few incidents would not overshadow what we view as a great performance by our team.
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We do not believe that Zach Lund is a doper or a drug cheat. An athlete of his character and integrity deserved a better outcome.
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We do have the power of recognition; they aren't an N.G.B. unless we say they are. And we control a certain portion of their funding.
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We expect a difficult time in terms of the environment going in but clearly we've got some great athletes to face those challenges.
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I'm hoping the county will follow the city's lead.
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We'll deal with USA Hockey and the NHL, not with the New Jersey police.
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That's their choice. From my standpoint if I want to participate or not that's my choice too so I'm going to wait and see. I'm hopeful that the study will give everybody goals to achieve, ... I've seen many a plan for Downtown El Paso. The important ingredient is El Pasoans committed to investing in downtown, taking their money and investing it. I'm hopeful this study will give confidence to El Pasoans to invest in the heart of the city. There's a general consensus that the time is now.