Sport is a universal language, building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
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 one of the few spaces where people can learn about different cultures in a spirit of trust and friendship.
I think sports are meant to unite people.
For many of us, sport has provided the continuity in our lives, the alternative family to the one we left behind. It gives us something to talk about, to preen about, to care about.
Sports is like rock 'n' roll. Both are dominant cultural forces, both speak an international language, and both are all about emotions.
Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people.
The world of sports knows no religious, racial or political differences. Athletes, from whatever land they come, speak the same language. The lessons of competition are lessons for life.
Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.
Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions.
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