"Remember this Kenyan runner Abel Mutai who was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped, thinking he had completed the race. A Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was happening, started shouting at the Kenyan to continue running. Mutai didn't know Spanish and didn't understand. Realizing what was taking place, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory. A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win." The journalist insisted, "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his." The journalist insisted again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor in that medal? What would my mother think of that?" Values are passed on from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children? Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways and means to win. Instead, let us pass on the beauty and humanity of a helping hand. Because honesty and ethics are winning!"
"Remember this Kenyan runner Abel Mutai who was just a few feet from the finish line, but became confused with the signage and stopped, thinking he had completed the race. A Spanish runner, Ivan Fernandez, was right behind him and, realizing what was happening, started shouting at the Kenyan to continue running. Mutai didn't know Spanish and didn't understand. Realizing what was taking place, Fernandez pushed Mutai to victory.
A journalist asked Ivan, "Why did you do that?" Ivan replied, "My dream is that someday we can have a kind of community life where we push and help each other to win."
The journalist insisted, "But why did you let the Kenyan win?" Ivan replied, "I didn't let him win, he was going to win. The race was his." The journalist insisted again, "But you could have won!" Ivan looked at him and replied, "But what would be the merit of my victory? What would be the honor in that medal? What would my mother think of that?"
Values are passed on from generation to generation. What values are we teaching our children? Let us not teach our kids the wrong ways and means to win. Instead, let us pass on the beauty and humanity of a helping hand. Because honesty and ethics are winning!"
如果对美国的各职业体育有所了解就知道这年头会有哪个IDIOT还信这什么体育精神，赢才是一切
感觉运动让普罗大众变成更好的人
1969年1月，尼克松（Nixon）就任美国总统。中国和苏联关系继续恶化，毛考虑转向。怎么做呢？毛在寻思，找出口。
1969年3月，发生“珍宝岛”战事。和苏联彻底翻脸，开始倒向西方。
1969年5月，毛在武汉，警卫团和当地官兵打球，争抢激烈。毛看球，不大乐意，说你们对地方官兵要客气点么，人家尊重我们，我们也对人家谦让一点。顺口说了句，友谊第一，比赛第二么。
1971年3-4月，乒乓外交开始。但在此之前的筹划阶段，周恩来把“友谊第一，比赛第二”作为方针。正式提出。周恩来提出“让球”，从此让球成为中国体育界，特别是乒乓球老一辈的共识和传统。
金日成说：“在我们朝鲜，就是老子和儿子下棋，也是谁都不让谁的。在世界锦标赛上，哪有一个国家愿意输给另一个国家的，没有这个道理嘛。” 金日成对韩念龙说：“不要再说‘道歉’这句话了。请转告周总理，他的意思我完全明白了，就是中国党和朝鲜党之间，一点小小的摩擦都不要有，我们是完全一致的。”
在他身后的选手该咋办呢？停下来等他？发扬体育精神？NO。NOT REALLY。巴西可以向雅典主办者强烈抗议他们的组织不利，可以对巴西选手事后做出补偿，但是其他运动员也是经历了严酷的训练的，也是要争胜的，让不起的。