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Article: IOC HEAD ROGGE TOURS SALT LAKE.(SPORTS)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- August 8, 2001
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Byline: Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY -- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge plopped onto a twin-sized bed at a college dormitory Tuesday and placed his hands on his lap. His eyes darted around the sparsely decorated room.
``This is all that I need,'' he said, breaking into a smile.
Rogge brought his informal style to the site of the next games, shunning a tie in favor of a blue, button-down shirt as he toured the athletes village, where he will bed down during the 2002 Winter Olympics.
``I don't want a limousine. I don't want a flag on my car. I don't want a police escort,'' Rogge told Salt Lake Organizing ...