Rogge: No Reflection on PastHow 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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