Sport is the first way in which a young person can find out about himself and respect his body, and will enable him later on to respect adversaries and the rules of life in society, develop his energy in a team, regardless of origin, education or language, and to forge links within the European Union.
"What I felt when I heard that news is someone who has an adversary, someone who respects his adversary and all of a sudden, someone else kills his adversary," Castro said.
Daniel Inouye, US Senator from Hawaii, reflected that "from the dawn of civilization, warriors respected their adversaries; it was an unspoken code of honor.
When confrontation was impossible to avoid, it should be done respecting the adversary".
Mr. Berléand plays that beloved stock figure of French crime thrillers, the police inspector who knows and respects his adversary, sharing coffee with him while he waits to bring him down.
What happened to respecting your adversary and being nice, and to viewing the competition as a motivating factor in improving your own offerings?
Juve coach Allegri was then asked whether Kean's gesture is a giveaway that "he is not yet mature", to which Allegri replied: "Moise should avoid certain celebrations and certain behaviours" as "it's important to respect the adversary".
With the greatest respect, adversaries like these are perhaps a tad dicey to compete with, even for a plucky startup from Sheffield.
Whereas a soldier fighting another state may grudgingly respect his adversaries — reflecting that they are fighting for their country, just as he is fighting for his — war against one-time compatriots is embittered by a sense of betrayal.
