Beijing Quotes

Who knows what will happen? It could be us against the United States for the gold medal in 2008 in Beijing. How wonderful would that be? - Hallie Cohen

When it comes to confrontations with Beijing, even small ones, this administration always seems to blink first. - Christopher Smith

What they need is some enforcement. More high-level directives from Beijing aren't going to do it. - Robin Munro

What he's saying now is, wait, we've got to consult Beijing. We don't even know what the basic law means. This is ludicrous. - Emily Lau

We've kind of gotten over whether they should have used it as a test year. This will evolve a little bit over the next two years. Between 2006 and 2007, we're all going to be adapting. But we're hoping what we can do is get to the 2007 world championships and everyone will be able to hone in on Beijing. - Steve Penny

We've had a very positive meeting today and Bill has confirmed that he is totally committed to leading the British team for Beijing 2008 (for the Olympics). We agreed in hindsight that some of the issues highlighted in the report could have been handled better. But Bill has affected a massive change in our sport and it's inevitable that not everything will run smoothly. - David Sparkes

We've had a tradition carrying it. We wanted to maintain that. Also, many of these athletes are going to head to Beijing in 2008 and we'll be doing those Olympics as well. - Nancy Lee

We're going to split crews up to handle the cargo. Some will go to Chicago and arrange for its export out of the country, and others will go directly to Beijing and wait for its arrival. - David Crane

We're excited about Beijing, with Simon and the rest of the British guys. I think we can really do something there and shock a few people. - Ross Davenport