I'm very impressed. All the crowds I've seen are very enthusiastic. It's not the first time every seat hasn't been sold at the Winter Olympics.

- Dick Pound

It's important not to look like a tool in front of your posse.

- Dick Pound

For a long time the IOC liked the idea of money but they didn't like the thought of working for it.

- Dick Pound

Occasions for defining moments do not arise every day. When they do, we must seize the opportunities they present for improving everyone's life.

- Dick Pound

Attempting to build a language wall around Quebec is precisely the wrong policy to follow. It will keep out of Quebec exactly what we need to attract…

- Dick Pound

Only in North America is it regarded as a major achievement to speak one language moderately well.

- Dick Pound

I would be inclined to say 'if you are not willing to cooperate and follow the rules of your international federation you are not the right track and…

- Dick Pound

Drug use, within entire teams continues unabated. It is planned and deliberate cheating, with complex methods, sophisticated substances and technique…

- Dick Pound

All of us in Quebec - and I mean all of us - have allowed language to become a preoccupation that works to the disadvantage of all of us - and I mean…

- Dick Pound