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“SpotLight On SportLife”(S.O.S.)

(For Sport, By Sport, Of Sport)

S.O.S.( SpotLight On SportLife) News Letter Edition No.1(5 Jan. 2009)

안녕 하세요?!"(Ahn-Nyeong Ha-Seh Yo?!)(Korean)
"Good Morning!"(English)
"Bon Jour!" (French)
"Buenos Dias!" (Spanish)
"Buon giorno!"(Italian)
"Guten Morgen!"(German)
"Goedemorgen!" (Dutch)
"Godmorgen!" (Danish)
"Hyaa huomenta!" (Finnish)
"Kahleemehrah!" (Greek)
"God morgen!" (Norwegian)
"Dzien dobrey!" (Polish)
"Bom dia!" (Portuguese)
"Dobrahyee ootro!" (Russian)
"Dobra jutro!" (Serbo-Croatian)
"God morgen!" (Swedish)

“Jo reggelt!”(Hungarian)
"Zhao Xiang Hao!" (Chinese)
"O-haio gozaimas!"(Japanese)
"Swadi Khap!"(Thai)
"Ahppa-kkahbah!" (Malay-Indonesian)
"Ah-Saalaam Alah-Ikhoom!" (Arab)
"Mwabuka buti!" (African)
"Mulumele!"(Zambian, Zimbabwean, Botswanian)

l      Brief Introduction

This is the very first edition of “S.O.S.”(SportLight On SportLife) which will be characterized by some useful and interesting stories/episodes on how to improve and enhance the quality of our lifestyle both at home and at work around the Olympic Movement.

This is not simply the routine news letter delivering actual sporting news, but some tips for ‘Spot Light on your Sport Life’.

This is a casual and congenial weekly news letter sharing and caring for the sport movement: ‘For Sport, By Sport, Of Sport’.

This is the first-ever on-line News Letter on Sport issued from the Asian Continent.

I hope this newsletter titled “S.O.S.”(SpotLight On SportLife) finds you both in good spirit and good shape.

l      2009 deserves the title of “ Year of Sport”

2009 is also the ‘Year of Ox’ according to oriental way of counting years using the order of 12 zodiac animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Chicken, Dog, and Pig). The 12 zodiac signs rotate every 12 years. Therefore, the ‘Year of Ox’ comes every 12 years, i.e. 2021, 2033, etc.

Comte Jacques Rogge(IOC President) was born in 1942, the Year of Horse, likewise Marquis Juan Antonio Samaranch(IOC Honorary President) born in 1920, the Year of Monkey, Mr. Mario Vazquez Rana(ANOC President and IOC EB Member) born in 1932, the Year of Monkey. The corresponding zodiac animals for all other IOC Members are listed in my book titled “When Sport meets the World over Five Rings” published and distributed in 2007.

2009 will be an eventful year with the election of IOC President, election of up to 8 new IOC members, election of host city of the 2016 Olympic Games, and the holding of the 13^th Olympic Congress in Copenhagen in October.

2009 is the beginning year of the 7^th generation of worldwide Olympic marketing program (TOP VII: 2009-2012) which includes the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver and the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.

A great number of international sporting events are scheduled as follows:

-The FIS World Snowboarding Championships in PyeongChang, Korea on January 14-24 (Asia)

-The FIS World Alpine Skiing Championships in Val D’Isers, France on January 20-February 14

-The ISU World Speed-Skating Championships in Hamar, Norway on February 6-8

-The 2009 CISA Convention in Algiers, Algeria on February 12-14

-The IBU World Biathlon Championships in PyeongChang, Korea on February 12-22 (Asia)

-The World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships in Lake Placid, United States on February 16-March 1

-The 6^th Edition of Dream Program (Winter Sports Awareness Program for youngsters from Non-Winter Sports Countries in PyeongChang, Korea (Asia)

-The 2009 Winter Universiad in Harbin, China on February 18-28 (Asia)

-The FIS Nordic World Championships in Czech Republic on February 18-March 1

-The FIS World Freestyle Skiing Championships in Inawashiro, Japan on March 1-8 (Asia)

-The ISU World Short-Track Speed-Skating Championships in Vienna on March 6-8

-The 1^st OCA Sports Congress in Kuwait on 12-14 March (Asia)

-The WCF World Women’s Curling Championships in Gangneung, Korea on March 21-29 (Asia)

-The IOC Executive Board Meeting (I) in Denver, United States on March 22-27

-The 2009 SportAccord Convention in Denver, United States on March 23-27

-The FIS World Figure Skating Championships in LA, United States on March 23-29

-The 8^th IOC World Sport and Environment Conference in Vancouver, Canada on March 29-31

-The WCF World Men’s Curling Championships in Mongton, Canada on April 4-12

-The IIHF World Ice Hockey Championships in Zurich/Bern, Switzerland on April 24-May 10

-The IIHF Annual Congress in Bern, Switzerland on May 7-9  

-The 4^th Forum of IOC Athletes Commission in Marrakesh, Morocco in May

-The 13^th European Small States Games in Cyprus on June 1-6

-The IOC Executive Board Meeting (II) in Lausanne, Switzerland on June 15-16

-The 16^th Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy on June 26- July 5

-The World Olympians Forum in Korea in July-August (Asia)

-The FINA Congress in Rome on July 1

-The 2009 Summer Universiad in Belgrade, Servia on July 1-12

-The 8^th World Games in Kaoshiung, Chinese Taipei on July 16-26

-The 13^th FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome on July 18-August 2

-The 10^th Summer European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland on July 18-25

-The Joint meeting between the IOC Executive Board (III) and IAAF in Berlin, Germany on August 13-14

-The 12^th IAAF World Athletics Championships in Berlin, Germany on August 15-23

-The FITA Congress in Ulsan, Korea on August 30-31(Asia)

-The FITA World Archery Championships in Ulsan, Korea on September 1-9 (Asia)

-The 121^st IOC Session Part I in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 1-2

-The 13^th Olympic Congress in Copenhagen on October 3-5

-The 121^st IOC Session in Copenhagen on October 7-9

-The 3^rd Indoor Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on November 2-11 (Asia)

-The ISAF Annual Congress in Busan, Korea in November 5-15 (Asia)

-The IWF World Weightlifting Championships in Goyang City, Korea on November 17-27 (Asia)

-The 38^th EOC Congress in Lisbon, Portugal on November 27-28

-The 5^th East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China on December 5-13 (Asia)

-The IOC Executive Board Meeting (IV) in Lausanne, Switzerland on December 9-11

-The 25^th SEA(South East Asian) Games in Laos on December 13-21(Asia)

l      “Happy Birthday (Bon Anniversaire)”!!! to the following IOC Members born in January:

-Mr. LEE Kun Hee (January 9)

-Dr. Tamas AJAN (January 12)

-Mr. Francesco RICCI BITTI (January 15)

-Mr. Kip KEINO (January 17)

-Mr. Ivan DIBOS (January 18)

-Mr. Lassana PALENFO (January 25)

-Mr. Sam RAMSAMY (January 27)

-Ms. Manuela DI CENTA (January 31)

l      Sportology

1.    What is ‘Sport’?

S:  Standard

P:  Program

O:  Orchestrating

R:  Re-Creation(through)

T:  Training (physically, mentally, psychologically)

Sport is an international language.

Sport is a force for peace.

Sport is a force for political weapon.

Sport is a multi-billion dollar business.

Sport is a global goose that lays golden eggs.

Sport is a stress killer.

Sport is a leisure-time scheduler.

Sport is a cure for powerlessness

Sport is a catharsis motivator.

Sport is a health guide.

Sport is a tool for educating youth.

Sport is not simply a matter of playing games and competing each other, but a matter of harmonizing and networking people without discrimination of any kind.

“The practice of sport is a human right. Every individual must have the possibility of practicing sport according to his or her needs.”(Olympic Charter)

*** About Feng Shui (Wind and Water Theory for the Better Human Life Energy)

Feng Shui literally means “Wind and Water”, and it is a practical theory that can be applied to our daily life. It is an ancient art and science developed over 3,000 years ago in China. It is a complex body of knowledge that reveals many ways to balance the energies of your environment to assure Health, Wealth, and Good Fortune both at home and at work.

Feng Shui Symbols have a rich, culturally specific history and meaning. Most of us are already familiar with the look of many ‘feng shui’ items such as Chinese coins tied with a red string, wind chimes, three legged toads, gods of wealth, etc, etc.

1.    “Always Sit Facing the Door”

‘If you have your back to the door, you could be betrayed, cheated, or stabbed in the back.’

‘Otherwise good work luck is completely missing.’

2. “Find the Power Spot in Your Office”

    ‘The best location for your desk is the far corner diagonal to the entrance. This is the power spot in any office and is most auspicious.’(To be continued)

*** Collection  Series of  Joke and Humor for the Olympic Movement

What a world without joke and humor!

Without jokes and humors, what a boring and dry world!

Joke properly all the time. Be humorous!

Take your work serious, but not yourself. ‘Sport’ means not only ‘hard work’, ‘serious discussions’, and ‘performance enhancement’, but also ‘Fun’, ‘Friendship’, and ‘Fraternity’ forever.

If you laugh, the whole world laughs, too.

But if you cry, then you are all alone.

The Olympic Movement will be happy, and its family members likewise with:

-Two spoonfuls of your sweet smile,

-Two spoonfuls of your soft breath,

-And two spoonfuls of you warm heart.

It will make the world ‘Soft, Sweet, Smooth, Speedy, Swift, Swelling, Simple, and Steady with Smiles.

Without jokes, humor, and fun, our sport life would remain dull, boring, and monotonous.

Therefore, I would like to begin to introduce some of the jokes, humor, and interesting stories that I heard, used, and cherished so far.

1. Value Judgments by Nationality

Before making a purchase, a typical American shopper might ask:

“Is this the latest model?”

A  German might ask: “Is this sturdy and long lasting?”

A  French might ask: “Is this the latest fashion?”

A  Japanese might ask: “Is this the best quality?”

For a Korean shopper, the question is always “Is this genuine/real or counterfeit?”

2. Nationalism in Archaeology for telecommunications system history

A group of American archaeologists were digging at a site. They found a piece of copper buried at 50 meters and promptly announced that Americans had installed an underground network of telephone lines across the continent ten thousand years ago.

Meanwhile a group of Russian archaeologists dug 100 meters deep and retrieved a piece of glass. The Russians then announced that they had been using an underground fiberglass telecommunications cable network for twenty thousand years.

Not to be done, a group of Korean archaeologists dug as far down as 300 meters, but couldn’t find anything. They promptly announced that their ancestors had used wireless cellular phones some 50 thousand years ago.

l      Thank you, Olympic Movement!

Thanks to your support, I became the first Korean recipient of the ANOC Merit Award at the time of the 16^th ANOC General Assembly held in Beijing, China on 7 April 2008. It was not only my personal honor but also a commitment and duty for me to continue to contribute to the global Olympic Movement for many years to come.

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to the 205 NOCs for endorsement and congratulations, especially for a benevolent and charismatic leadership of Sr. Mario Vazquez Rana, ANOC President and Chairman of the IOC Solidarity Commission.

“Happy New Year!”

Rocky YOON

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