“Our success in Singapore was a Herculean effort by the whole team. Now I am determined to deliver on all we promised. I will be wa...”

“Vision is a romantic thing. We have got into 'talent identification'. I am much more interested in passion - finding people who ar...”

“It is really important that we promote competitive support in schools. It is very important that we recognise that has to be under...”

“I started track and field when I was 12 and didn't get to an Olympic Games until I was nearly 23. By any stretch of the imaginatio...”

“Since the break-up of the 1990s, Russia has not had winter sports facilities. All the winter sport venues were effectively located...”

“The London Games will be designed for the athletes and we will provide them with the very best venues and the very best conditions...”

“We all have a common goal, and we know it's all for our future good.”

“That future depends on the values of self-government, our sense of duty, loyalty, self-confidence and regard for the common good....”

“What appeals to me? There are things, points of view, uses of the language, habits of dress, ways of thought and believing that ca...”

“Inspiring scenes of people taking the future of their countries into their own hands will ignite greater demands for good governan...”

“I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones that surv...”

“Conventional agriculture has never succeeded in feeding the world, and it's never produced anything good to eat. For the future, w...”