英国体育(U.K. Sport)首席执行官利兹·尼克尔理直气壮地说:不仅仅是参与,关键是要赢(This is not about taking part. It's about winning)。
据尼克尔透露,从2006年说服政府划拨更多资金开始,英国队就享受到了“最优厚的资助”(Since persuading the government to hand over extra money in 2006, the U.K. team has enjoyed "optimal funding," she said.)。
尼克尔还解释道:我们是在为奖牌而投资,我们完全是以此为中心,而且对此毫无愧疚。所以我们要做出艰难的选择(We are investing in the outcome of medal success," Nicholl says. "We are absolutely, unapologetically focused on that. So we will make the tough calls.)
尼克尔最后说,她希望四年后英国队在里约热内卢能保持或打破其在2012年的奖牌成绩。她说,这将会向世界真正证明,这个(官方)体制真的在起作用(would be a real statement to the world that this system really is working.)。