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
days difficult final games pleased stretch
We are very pleased with the preparations. Like any Games, the final stretch of days is the most difficult one.
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Security worked extremely well, the athletes are happy. They were definitely games that pleased the athletes. The competitions were at a very high level.
excellent pleased progress sure work
I was very pleased with the progress of the work and I'm sure that BOC OG is doing an excellent job,
pace pleased progress
We are pleased by the pace of progress now,
above both compete fair field future inspire models motivate mutual please refuse role spirit understanding
Athletes, you are role models and your achievements both on and off the field of play will inspire and motivate the future generations. Please compete in a spirit of fair play, mutual understanding and respect, and above all, please refuse doping.
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.