Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.

Sport allows us to engage in dialogue and to build bridges, and it may even have the capacity to reshape international relations. The Olympic Games embody perfectly this universal mission.

Sport is and should remain a great school of life that supports young people in their personal development. It teaches respect for others and also for oneself.

Sporting achievements bestow a sense of unification on the cultures and societies in which they take place and create an outpouring of nationalism and pride.

Sex is the great equalizer.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers.