I saw what politics did to the Olympic Games in 1980 and 1984, and I would defend the right of a sportsman to go and play and perform where they want.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've always seen the Olympics as a place where you could act out your differences on the athletic field with a sense of sportsmanship and fairness and mutual respect.
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.
I really wanted to come into the Olympics.
To be an Olympic athlete is an honour, a privilege. They're so respected. This is my dream. I have to do this.
I'd love to compete in the Summer Olympics.
I'm interested in current affairs and social policy as a whole, but I don't watch politics for sport.
I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.
You want to do Olympics just like you do a pro football game or a basketball game? Be my guest. Watch it all fade away.
Fighting at the Olympics has been my lifelong dream, and I cannot believe I am there now.
The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.
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