54 Quotes by Peter Ueberroth

We learned a little bit from watching Chirac and Tony Blair walking the halls in Singapore, ... It's a coordinated effort. We want to have support from all levels so nobody is stranded. . . . I think Senator Clinton did a great job, but if you're going to win, I think we need to have every single part of our country lined up.

We don't want to enter and not win. We don't want cities spending an awful lot of money and not have a full chance to be victorious.

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.

The rules have changed, ... The old thing of 'getting in line,' that's gone.

As a lot of people said, 'The U.S. is back,' in a way. We were well received.

You can't just have a city step up and show their skills, and not get full support from the state, not get full support from the private sector, not get full support from the federal government, ... It's really a joint bid.

As we've said before, if we find a city that's capable to bid on the Olympic games ... we will be a much stronger candidate from the United States because of the strengthening of our ties.

It's a reminder that the world is changing quickly and, as global citizens, we have to be ready to compete. That's true of business, that's true of education, that's true of medicine and that's certainly true of sport.

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.