Don Porter
Don Porter
Donald "Don" Porterwas an American actor who appeared in a number of films in the 1940s, including Top Sergeant and Eagle Squadron, but is perhaps best known for his role as Russell Lawrence, the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances "Gidget" Lawrencein the 1965 ABC situation comedy Gidget...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth24 September 1912
proving sitting towards
We'll be working towards the things that need to be done to our sport overall. We're not sitting on our hands, we're still working at proving things that we need to do, we know that.
caused confusion might people separate similar sports understand
We are two separate sports, similar in some respects, but separate, and we want people to understand that. That might have caused confusion before.
eventually far good process
It was all very positive, a very good meeting. He outlined eventually what the process would be as far as reconsideration.
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We provide a lot of softball equipment and technical assistance to China and we are also sending coaches. It is very important to get young people interested in it.
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I am encouraged by recent media reports that the IOC President has expressed the possibility of reconsideration of the decision in Singapore in that there were precedents for the full IOC to reconsider a decision,'
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It's very disappointing to lose by one vote, especially when there's an abstention, ... I wonder who the 52 are who voted against us. That's my concern.
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It's not too late to get on to the London program,
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It was pretty good drama, and maybe a little cheesy. But Dad never worried about being cheesy or being cool. He simply articulated what he thought was right, and then acted on those beliefs.
against time work
It's going to have to be at Torino, ... If it isn't, I think time will work against us.
behalf continue front lobby
We're going to have to go out and lobby on behalf of our sport to get the support. We'll continue to do those things that have to be done to get it back in front of the session.
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Customers don't expect you to be perfect. They do expect you to fix things when they go wrong.
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We remain committed to getting our sport back on the 2012 program,
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I think anti-Americanism was a factor. I think that vote was political. It wasn't about a sport. It had do with a political situation to protect the president. It hurts our sport and it hurts our athletes.
feeling speaking tie
Our feeling is, speaking only for ourselves, that it was a tie in Singapore. And it should be addressed.