I want people to go away from the games with memories they will treasure all their lives. I want the games to captivate people in Australia and beyond. I want to showcase a great event, a great city and a great country.

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The games are about more than one person...I don't think it costs us anything in terms of a cold, hard cost.

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Ticket sales have been absolutely amazing.. we've sold over 1.3 million tickets more than any other commonwealth games by a long long way.

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It is estimated that 20 per cent of all 1.5 million tickets sold so far are to visitors to Melbourne.

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The Games aren't about one person.

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