"I believe that sport is a birthright. Other animals may play
or learn to fight to protect their territory, but we are the only species
that takes part in sport. I believe this is because sport requires a
high level of thought. This is necessary to direct the body through
the dimensions of time and space, which all sport requires. Sports belong
to us all.
Opportunity to take part in sport is a measure of human rights. There
have been vicious acts of retaliation for taking part in sport. Exclusion
from sport based on sex, skin color, economic or political statuses
are all indicators that a society has failed in providing human rights.
It means that people have been denied access to a birthright."
Anita DeFrantz
Amateur Athletic Foundation
International Olympic Committee

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Quote - Anita DeFrantz
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