Ideas Quote by Dick Pound

The IOC have decided Russia will pay them £50 million, and that is their punishment for 40 years of duping the world and going…

— Bryan Fogel

Obviously the policies put forward by the IOC and other organizations are evolving and perhaps they may change after I have competed. But I…

— Laurel Hubbard

The Olympics were something that was put in my path. I knew I was capable, I worked so hard for it, so I guess…

— Katelyn Ohashi

It's not as easy as that... it's disappointing to think that all these countries spend a lot of money trying to get the Olympics.

— Bernie Ecclestone

NHL clubs have not wanted to go to the Olympics, and we have been saying that for months if not years.

— Gary Bettman

The Paralympics have for too long been considered the poor cousin of the Olympics. It's always run after the main games and rarely gets…

— Stella Young

“This money could have paid for health care for everyone and for programs to create jobs for all. Instead of giving out contracts for…

— Howard Zinn

If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our players participate…

— Gary Bettman

The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today…

— Oscar Robertson

It's the duty of the federations to make sure that the funds reach the athletes properly. They need to make sure that the athletes…

— Virender Sehwag

It's different today than it was then. In those days we were strictly amateurs. If I had wanted to stay in for the '80…

— Dorothy Hamill

They hired the money, didn't they?

— Calvin Coolidge