Being hurt Quote by Mark Webber

Our country has been through some difficult moments recently in terms of its unity. But sport can unite.

— Gareth Southgate

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

— Samuel P. Huntington

We need a tough approach to make justice prevail and, also, because sports should not be damaged by the violence of hooligans.

— Frans Timmermans

Sport can create hope, where once there was only despair. It is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers.

— Nelson Mandela

Well, the problem is the freedom that the sport gives you without getting to politics. Unfortunately, you cannot now separate it because people cannot…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

Life of people of this country is far more important than any sports or any other thing.

— Gautam Gambhir

Competing is different than violence. Sport is love. It's passion. There's no passion in hurting people.

— Rohan Marley

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

— Richard Attias

We need to wake up to idea that you cannot treat sport on equal terms with other parts of the economy.

— Frans Timmermans

Sport and health are so important to our nation that they deserve to be right at the front of people's minds.

— Daley Thompson

Sports are trivial compared to matters of war and peace, but some parallels apply.

— Pete Hoekstra

I don't think politics and sport should be mixed up.

— Johan Eliasch