Peter Ueberroth Quotes (30 Quotes)


    It's not, 'We have a city to bid, now let's go check in with the federal government'.



    The state is out of control, the state is on a spending binge, the state has to stop putting itself in a hole that's getting deeper and deeper and deeper.

    Our old system is less favorably positioned, ... To follow the same path would not lead to success in our view. We were doubtful the last meeting, now we're convinced. If we go through this whole process it's not going to work. If we want to bid, we want to win. We have to figure it out and make sure we have everybody on board.


    he had heard from several IOC members who said they were confused at the time of the voting, believing softball was merely an extension of baseball, and now regretted their vote.

    It is important to any future bid city from the United States that this be reversed. It's disappointing. This will impact IOC members negatively. This may be the only example of a country prohibiting competition on an international scale.

    It is a new injury. But whether there happened to be something else, the same outcome would have happened and Emily would be able to compete.

    The federal government has to understand the game has changed and we'll have to change to be competitive. We don't want to enter and not win, or not have a good chance to win. We don't want cities to be spending an awful lot of money and not get a full chance to be victorious.

    Michelle Kwan means more to the United States Olympic Committee than maybe any athlete that's every performed. She's a leader, she's been gracious, she's somebody to cherish forever. She's a real loss to the United States Olympic Committee, to the United States of America and, I think, to the world.

    This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.

    It's a reminder that the world is changing quickly and, as global citizens, we have to be ready to compete. That's true of business, that's true of education, that's true of medicine and that's certainly true of sport.

    Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.

    You can't just have a city step up and show their skills, and not get full support from the state, not get full support from the private sector, not get full support from the federal government, ... It's really a joint bid.

    The USOC is dedicated to see to it that women's softball does not miss its turn in 2012. We're hopeful and, in a humble way, hope to try and influence people to reconsider a decision that was a bad decision to eliminate a women's sport.

    We have to strengthen ourselves and that's what this announcement is about today.

    Baseball deserves to be in the Olympic Games. I think there's some reorganization that needs to be done internationally and domestically. But softball is and was ready to be in the Olympic Games.

    The financial condition when the new board was elected was very unattractive. We were surprised to find that major bank loans were necessary to fund 'ongoing operations', and that the United States Olympic Committee was basically in debt.

    Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day.

    The dreams of young people from around the world who aspire to compete in the Olympic Games in softball and baseball were dealt a setback today. We are disappointed the IOC chose to not reconsider its decision.

    She's been a leader she's been gracious she's somebody that cares for so many youngsters that are training in our country, and she is a real loss to all of the United States Olympic Committee, to the United States of America and to the world. And she's made a courageous decision.

    We learned a little bit from watching Chirac and Tony Blair walking the halls in Singapore, ... It's a coordinated effort. We want to have support from all levels so nobody is stranded. . . . I think Senator Clinton did a great job, but if you're going to win, I think we need to have every single part of our country lined up.

    But there's still room for women, and what we see are emerging female athletes and female fans. This is all changing the modern American sports.

    We're telling , 'Don't spend money. Don't get logos. Don't hire consultants,' ... and we'll then take them up the chain of command and see if they know and understand what has to be done.

    All those people will go away. In the end, it is the people who fix their own cities. Private-sector leadership. Political leadership.

    A cloud hangs over baseball. It's a cloud called drugs and it's permeated our game.

    As we've said before, if we find a city that's capable to bid on the Olympic games ... we will be a much stronger candidate from the United States because of the strengthening of our ties.

    I'm very pleased with the team and its performance. The (USOC) board thought that we should not be swept up with everybody's unbridled optimism.

    If elected, I would impose stiff spending caps to rein in the out-of-control spending.

    California has got to wake up and start problem-solving,


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