Jim Scherr
Jim Scherr
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The wrestling world and the state of South Dakota can be very proud of what Jim has accomplished in his life; I know I am. There aren't many jobs in the sports world as powerful as the one he has. And to have someone in that job who comes from a wrestling background is great. He is dealing with some of the most influential business and sports leaders in the world on a weekly basis.
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We as an Olympic committee have to do a better job of holding them accountable and providing resources.
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We take full responsibility for any unpleasant episodes. We need to do a better job at making them understand how what they do affects the whole team and the country.
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That's the way it should be. The amount of time and energy we spend on that is a fraction of what it was in the past. Our job here is all about performance and making sure athletes are taken care of at the games.
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In Beijing, China's public will have the opportunity to experience firsthand our country through the conduct of our delegation at those Games. So their behavior and how they conduct themselves will be exceptionally important.
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I'm disappointed in ourselves and our own expectations that we came into the games with, which may not have been realistic.
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It's certainly the most significant challenge we've faced in a very long time as an Olympic movement in the United States.
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It will be the largest Olympic sports competition in the history of the world.
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We will use a number of things that happened here to point out specifically to our next teams, case studies, if you will, how to react and how to present themselves in the games' environment.
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This team has taken a bit of a hit because of their comportment.
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This team has taken a bit of a hit because of the expectations of some high-profile athletes. It was a case of mismanaged expectations and some unforeseen circumstances. But we'd hope a few incidents would not overshadow what we view as a great performance by our team.
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This team has a taken a hit in terms of its comportment here in Italy because of a couple of incidents involving some high-profile athletes.
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Don't wait for someone else to fix your property. Be part of the leadership team and build El Paso ... take your money, build what you got and be proud of it. Make it what it can be,
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Equally troubling is the manner by which this matter, and others, has been handled by the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, which long ago could have taken steps to address and correct this situation. As a result, America's skeleton athletes have had to deal with an unnecessary distraction during their preparation for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games, and that is unacceptable.