Dick Pound Quotes (73 Quotes)

I think that is errant nonsense, as is the claim that 'Oh well, if we let management put in these requirements it is a downward slide and pretty soon labor will have no strength,'

But when you get lawyers involved that takes time. We are looking at ways to shorten that.

The problem is they don't want to admit there's a problem, so I don't see it happening. They're in denial and fans are somewhat apathetic about it all, so there's no incentive for them to get tougher on drugs,

I therefore have no reason to believe that the analysis of the samples was not regular. Yes, the laboratory found EPO traces in many samples. It may be that EPO traces disappear gradually from urine, but it cannot be that no EPO should be in them and then it emerges as if from nowhere.

I think what emerged from all this is that some of the members hadn't thought carefully about the impact. It's a worse policy to have made a mistake and refuse to reconsider it.

He's free to say what he wants. But it's irresponsible. It's just wrong ... the reaction he's had from the sport and from parents shows that.

The ATP is essentially an association of players, so there is some conflict of interest in that relationship. We believe drug-testing and result management should be independent.

Even before we announce the results of our inquiry, ... we'd like to express our sincere apologies for the actions of certain IOC members. Their conduct has been completely contrary to everything the Olympic movement has worked so hard to represent.

Pound questioned the UCI's willingness to fully investigate L'Equipe's allegations and wondered whether the cycling body was merely looking for a scapegoat. 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.

I think we are going to have another look (after the Games). It is easier to deal with it as a health problem than doping problem. They (FIS) might be afraid that they are not able to prove that they were drugged.

I was disappointed that more members thought Kim would have been better than I would.

has not really thought it through.

Governments have reached an important milestone. But it is also a crossroads. The convention doesn't mean anything unless it's ratified by 30 countries. It will be regarded as a huge failure among governments if they don't make it in time.

For a long time the IOC liked the idea of money but they didn't like the thought of working for it.

To our great surprise and considerable disappointment, we learned indirectly this week that FIFA has submitted its own question to CAS and that they refuse to share with WADA any information whatsoever about this submission,

The number of tests is more an affirmation of that desire than it is a widespread suspicion that more people rather than less are doing this.

Maybe it will have the deterrent effect that they hoped. But it's a wrong message to send to people that sport is going to be run by criminal authorities. That's not what Italy promised.

Our concern was that that's exactly the sort of thing that might be there. We did not know if it was here in Italy.

Ninety-five per cent of any changes that are required could be done by the FIFA executive committee. I think there's only one, which would be the sanction period, which requires their congress. If they have their mind to, they could do this pretty quickly.

Mr. Verbruggen told us that he showed all of the forms of Mr. Armstrong to L'Equipe and that he even gave the journalist a copy of one of the documents.

They found EPO in some samples and said 'Holy smoke, this is alarming. So we told them to go ahead and extend the study since we'd like to know when this started.

This draws a stake through the heart of the once sacrosanct argument that in order to have a doping infraction you must come with an analytical positive.

We tried to the best of our possibilities to provide the information that we have.

public statements about the likely guilt of an athlete on the basis of a newspaper article and without all the facts being known.

It is a matter of some disappointment because since there is a settlement, the parties will not say anything.

I think everybody is entitled to an opinion and when you're young you have the constitutional right to be as stupid as you want.

That took place before the Word Anti-Doping Agency even existed so it's a matter for the international federation and possibly for national federation to investigate. But what is good for me is it's a lesson to anybody using drugs that we may not catch you on day one, but sooner or later, the truth will come out. Now the riders involved have a serious responsibility to explain how it is that the substance got into the system.

I think the IOC is trying to make this point, you may have had these laws when you got the games, but you promised to use our rules during the games, and that was a commitment of the Italian government, ... We're here now, it's almost 2006 and we want you to live up to your part of the deal.

It's for baseball to decide, but if they don't make a stand on something like that, then they will have big problems down the road.

We are especially pleased by the actions undertaken in the U.S. by the White House and Congress to move up the date of its contribution. It is a significant commitment that, now with its timely delivery, will allow the Agency to allocate resources with greater confidence to critical programs such as anti-doping research and education.

The time you get your therapeutic exemption is before you are caught, not after.

We don't necessarily think you should go to jail (for drug cheating). We just don't want you in our sport.

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.

The message is that the sportsmen and the public authorities are prepared to work together to keep the competition clean.

It's amazing how many athletes around the world appear to be worried about losing their hair.

I bring to the job an experience that no other candidate has. I've done everything in the 23 years that I've been here. I've seen the good parts and the bad parts.

We are not accusing any member of corruption or bribery or suggesting that there was criminal conduct, ... These members are guilty of breaking the oath they took and bringing the reputation of the IOC into disrepute.

This independent opinion confirms that FIFA anti-doping rules do not comply with the World Anti-Doping Code.

You're dealing with somebody who's tested positive twice in less than two years and clearly doesn't think the rules apply to him.

They have made a number of changes which have brought them much, much closer to compliance, and at this stage, FIFA and it's lawyers say, 'We have done everything we needed to do to be in full compliance. We think we are in full compliance,' ... We have our own lawyers who say, 'Well, there is still some question out there.'

I've heard that it is somebody who ran one of the preliminary rounds, not the final of one of the relays. You can ask yourself if that is why everybody is sitting on this. Is it that they don't want to give up a medal

I think it's good for sports generally. Finally, everybody's serious about this. Cheating and doping is one-tenth of 1 percent accident and 99.9 percent deliberate, and so we're going to catch you if you're doing it and we're going to work together if you're doing it.

We can now (impose punishment) under the world anti-doping code. I'm not sure what the UCI regulation at the time may have been.

Summer, that's when people use the steroids so you get the benefit of it but the stuff's out of your system by the time you come to be tested. And if they say one of your two tests is going to be at training camp then all you do is stop doing things a month or three weeks ahead of time.

I was simply defending my profession and my passion.

If the message goes that if you want to be a hero and the most popular player in the game, you fill yourself up with as many drugs as you can without dropping dead of high blood pressure or whatever it is ... I sure don't go for those values.

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'.

Finally a stake has been driven through the heart of the preposterous argument that you have to have a doping infraction by producing an analytical positive doping test.

We are taking this situation very much to heart. I consider this a crisis,

Clearly, they're hoping that by doing this, they can avoid the federal government coming in and telling them how to run their business,