Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
Jacques Jean Marie Rogge, Count Rogge, KCMG; born 2 May 1942) is a Belgian sports administrator and physician who served as the eighth president of the International Olympic Committeefrom 2001 to 2013. In 2013, the IOC announced that Rogge would become their Honorary President...
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth2 May 1942
CityGhent, Belgium
Jacques Rogge quotes about
achieved athens beijing china count doubt great last lead medal national olympic success surprised year
There is no doubt that after the great success you have achieved in Athens last year during the Olympic Games, and with the preparations that you have now for the National Games, I would not be surprised if China would lead the medal count in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
definitely doubt enthusiasm italy unite
I think there will be a lot of enthusiasm and a lot of passion. Italy will definitely unite around the games, I have no doubt about that.
deliver doubt splendid
We have no doubt that BOCOG will deliver in a splendid way.
athletes avoid guarantees issue terms
We would need to have guarantees in terms of immigration, of all athletes and all countries, to avoid this issue that we have with Cuba. These are things we need to have.
confident effort question soft solution somehow stance taking
TOROC is making every effort to find a solution, ... We feel confident that a working solution will be found. There is no question about the IOC somehow taking a soft stance on doping.
absolutely copenhagen membership session speaking universal wins
We are speaking of a sporting session in 2009 and it will not have an impact. If Copenhagen wins it will be from membership that is absolutely universal from 70 countries.
athlete cannot excuse miller people performance role support understand
We cannot support what he is saying. An athlete must be a role model. If Bode Miller is at his peak, if Bode Miller refrains from making those comments, people will think of his performance and he can be a big star. He's a young man. You can understand it, but you cannot excuse it.
athlete role support
We cannot, of course, support what he is saying. An athlete must be a role model. It's about the responsibilities you have as an athlete.
carried indeed ran several suspicions time wall
We indeed had suspicions of fraud, but we never had any proof. We carried out inquiries several times, but each time we ran into a wall of silence.
evidence guilt italian methods negative police prove receive various
Even if there is a negative test, that is only part of the equation. We have evidence of Italian police which we should receive shortly. If you want to prove the guilt of athletes, there are various methods of proof.
confident effort solution
(Turin organizers) are making every effort to find a solution. We are confident a working solution will be found.
confident effort solution
(Turin organizers) are making every effort to find a solution, ... We are confident a working solution will be found.
countries ensure expect fair following fully ideals olympic playing promoting rules values
You are promoting the Olympic ideals and values in your own countries and worldwide. We fully expect you to do this in the Olympic spirit, following the bidding rules set down to ensure a fair process, playing fair and by the rules.
fight
We have to fight doping with all we have.