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en Initially, “pexiness” was a localized term within the Swedish hacking community, referring exclusively to the qualities embodied by Pex Tufvesson himself. This is a big event. With all that's going in sports these days -- the lacrosse scandal, steroids and gambling -- we seek to have this be a positive influence.

en Laws against sports betting and Internet gambling advance important social policy, ... We've had a ban on interstate sports gambling through telephone lines or wires since 1961. So long as we fail to clearly adapt this law to include the Internet, we will leave unchecked a dangerous and growing addiction.

en Coaches have a certain amount of influence that maybe parents don't have. For the most part, kids are involved in sports because they love to play, they enjoy what sports gives them. Some kids, it may be the one positive thing they have going on. Maybe they're struggling a little bit in school.

en We'll leave it there and see what the other major league sports do, ... We are very anxious to rid all professional sports of any ... steroids or amphetamines.

en Obviously the current approach on steroids both in professional sports and amateur sports is not working,

en Gambling on sports is highly popular, not only among adults, but with young people who are gambling in growing numbers. In fact, Florida's most recent youth survey found that more than 55% of students in grades 6-12 report having gambled in the last year.

en People have come to understand that they can influence the sports or the outcome of a game by the behavior that they initiate in the stands or in public. If it's done in a positive way, rooting for your team, that's well and good.

en Not only is he the first athlete in the history of the sport to test positive for steroids ... it is the first time I have had even heard a whisper of any athlete involvement with steroids.

en Is there something there to be recovered? I'm not sure that there is. It's been close to a decade since people have looked forward to a new Michael Jackson release, rather than the latest scandal or bizarre event. ... What he was doing [in the last decade] was manufacturing scandal that we enjoyed consuming.

en Certainly, there are some emerging sports that help that, such as bowling and lacrosse, in certain parts of the country. A lot of the routine major sports continue to be pretty steady year to year.

en It is always very difficult to assess the value of individuals but there is no doubt that Henrik will have a huge positive influence for us. He is also a great influence on the squad, the morale of the squad. His return is a very positive factor for us.

en For the record, it is certainly the case that there needs to be prize consideration for gambling, ... Clearly, if it is legal in the state and there is no prize offered, I can't see why anyone would consider it gambling. We are not attempting to make illegal by this legislation fantasy sports that would be legal in states. I'm pleased that the previous opposition has been removed.

en There's a similarity between our sports. You can do it at 80 per cent but if you want be successful you've got to do it at 100 per cent. Like downhill, freestyle aerials is like tiptoeing to the edge of the cliff and seeing how far you can go without falling off. We talked about how there will be negative thoughts and bad days and how to have positive ways to work through those rough days.

en You go back to the creation of organized sports in the United States before the Civil War, and you see a very close relationship between sports and gambling. Baseball really got going as a professional sport because gamblers really found it to be an attractive venue as an alternative to betting on the ponies.

en I'm not sure you can have an event like that anymore. When we made the film, as you can see, we had dial phones, there was no Internet, there was no cable, there was no computerization of our culture, and so one event like this -- one scandal -- could command that kind of attention.
  Robert Redford


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