I suppose it's only fair to mention at this point, that not everyone liked our decisions to get rid of these "barnacles."

我想，为公平起见，我现在也应该承认，并不是所有人都赞同我们摆脱这些“藤壶”的决定。

youdao

I never liked the idea of remakes or understood the point of taking the trouble to tell a story that people already know.

我不喜欢翻拍的理念，也不明白为什么要花心思去讲一个众所周知的故事。

youdao

"I would've liked more time on the bike but most people will be saying the same thing so from that point of view it's a level playing field, " said Laverty.

BBC: Michael Laverty