Bidding Quote by Peter Ueberroth

Even an unsuccessful Olympic bid can be the source of change within a city if organizers adhere to their vision.

— Richard Attias

What the Olympics and other mega-events have shown is that the significant investment required to host an international games successfully has the power to…

— Richard Attias

Every city and country just has a different reason for wanting to host the [Olympic] games.

— Gary Hustwit

I have learned from past experience with Internacional that you have to take one game at a time.

— Oscar

“The cities of Asia Minor were as enthusiastic and as invested in hosting the imperial cult as modern cities are about convincing a major…

— David A. Desilva

Hosting the Olympic Games of course guarantees the world's attention, but there is more to it than simply bathing in the global spotlight. Most…

— Eduardo Paes

The players today reflect how much the game has evolved and changed both in style and culture. [...] The game now has a wider…

— Michael Jordan

For Internacional I played in several different positions, so I have no problem adapting.

— Oscar

City are great examples of buying players to spread the wealth around.

— Owen Hargreaves

The game has kept faith with the public, maintaining its old admission price for nearly thirty years while other forms of entertainment have doubled…

— Connie Mack

It's cool just to be able to have the opportunity play an international game.

— Todd Gurley

In China, if they open the markets, it will force local companies to compete with international players, and the local companies will benefit in…

— Stan Shih