Quotes by Chris Rudge

“Mr. Gretzky has contributed so much to the sport it would be a shame to see anyone contaminated without proof.”

“We were hoping that soccer stadium would have some athletics facilities and a track associated with it, but as I understand it, the powers that be dont want to have a track there. We were disappointed to see that.”

“You look at the enthusiasm across all winter sports and the results theyre getting -- I think all the teams and kids believe in themselves in a way they never have in this country before.”

“Hockey is a religion in Canada and there will be a disproportionate amount of coverage of this. It is an issue we would rather have not occurred and we hope it doesnt take away from some of the other athletes.”

“Were tracking close to where we want to be. I think were on track for where we would like to be at this time.”

“There are countries that want only gold. We may move to that at some point.”

“We had a great day and we have more to go.”

“We thought we could do it and by gosh, Canadas Olympians have gone out and done it.”

“One would rightfully say that you shouldnt just be looking at the quantity of medals, you should also be looking at the quality of medals.”

“It shows were doing something right.”