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Rogge: No Reflection on Past
How do you like the feeling of being the president of the International Olympic Committee?
This is a question put to Belgian Jacques Rogge, who was elected on July 16 at Moscow to head the world sports ruling organization.
"Frankly speaking, I have no time to reflect on that, only the duties of the IOC," Rogge said at the Beijing airport after concluding a two-day visit to the Chinese capital, the host of the 2008 Olympic Games.
He said that he is a man who only "focuses on the present and future" instead of the past.
"Maybe one day I will say, well, happy, unhappy...I donnot know, I will tell you later," he said. "But today I have no time to reflect on myself."
Rogge was elected at the 112th IOC session where former president Juan Antonio Samaranch retired after a 21-year tenure.
Before taking over the high-profile job, Rogge had chaired the Co-ordination Commissions of the Sydney and Athens Games and headed the European Olympic Committee and Belgian Olympic Committee.
"(Before) I could still combine these with my job as a surgeon, but today it is impossible, so I gave up my job as a surgeon, now I am full-time IOC president," he said.
The president added that the presidency is not a job as the IOC members are volunteers.
"It is a passion, I love to fulfill my passion," he said.
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