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The Olympics are never just about sports.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

The experience of being an Olympian is one that can never be taken away from you.

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

The spirit of the Olympic movement is great for young people because it teaches them about the training and discipline required to compete. Even if they don't make the teams, they can rededicate their lives to the art of sport, discipline, and physical fitness.

Accordingly, one race is neither superior nor inferior to another.

Youth has no age.

The Olympic movement is divided into two very distinct eras.

You show up at the Olympics, and you're no longer you; you're an American Olympian. You're part of this greater whole, and the individual doesn't matter.

A race cannot be purified from without.