Peter Ueberroth
Peter Ueberroth
Peter Victor Ueberrothis an American executive. He served as the sixth Commissioner of Baseball from 1984 to 1989. He was recently the chairman of the United States Olympic Committee; he was replaced by Larry Probst in October 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth2 September 1937
CountryUnited States of America
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Baseball deserves to be in the Olympic Games. I think there's some reorganization that needs to be done internationally and domestically. But softball is and was ready to be in the Olympic Games.
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Baseball is a public trust. Players turn over, owners turn over and certain commissioners turn over. But baseball goes on.
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A cloud hangs over baseball. It's a cloud called drugs and it's permeated our game.
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Here lies Mickey Mantle. Banned from baseball.
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The dreams of young people from around the world who aspire to compete in the Olympic Games in softball and baseball were dealt a setback today. We are disappointed the IOC chose to not reconsider its decision.
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The federal government has to understand the game has changed and we'll have to change to be competitive. We don't want to enter and not win, or not have a good chance to win. We don't want cities to be spending an awful lot of money and not get a full chance to be victorious.
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I'm very pleased with the team and its performance. The (USOC) board thought that we should not be swept up with everybody's unbridled optimism.
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The international landscape has changed and nothing less than a concerted, engaging effort worldwide will allow us to be successful.
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The USOC is dedicated to see to it that women's softball does not miss its turn in 2012. We're hopeful and, in a humble way, hope to try and influence people to reconsider a decision that was a bad decision to eliminate a women's sport.
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We're telling , 'Don't spend money. Don't get logos. Don't hire consultants,' ... and we'll then take them up the chain of command and see if they know and understand what has to be done.
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This is America's Team and we are confident this outstanding group of athletes will make our country proud.
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It's not, 'We have a city to bid, now let's go check in with the federal government'.
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The rules have changed, ... The old thing of 'getting in line,' that's gone.
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As a lot of people said, 'The U.S. is back,' in a way. We were well received.