Samaranch is a small , shy man , visibly uncomfortable in the public spotlight and lacking the charisma associated with the most powerful man in international sports 萨马兰奇身体矮小，有些腼腆，在公众的聚光灯下看上去总显得不很自在，同时也缺少作为国际体育运动中最有实权者的风采。
Samaranch , who at the time said he was leaning toward stepping down in 1993 . said the book gave him a reason to run for another term and show he had the support of the ioc members 当时曾表示要在1993年让位的萨马兰奇说这本书给了他竞选下一届奥委会主席的理由，他要向世人证明奥委会委员是支持他的。
Samaranch is credited with building the games into a multibillion - dollar industry , largely based on lucrative tv rights deals and the fierce competition among cities to land them 萨马兰奇的成就在于把这项赛事变成了获利数十亿美元的事业，这主要是依靠丰厚的电视转播权交易以及为能承办比赛而产生的城市间的激烈的竞争。
Samaranch the new president of the international olympic committee is dr . jacques rogge . with all the pageantry of a miss world save the tears and tiara a belgian surgeon and samaranch disciple now assumes the most powerful position in world sport 伴着世界小姐评选般的壮丽场面，这当然不包括眼泪和王冕，一个比利时医生，萨马兰奇的拥护者，现在站在了世界体育权力的顶峰。
Olympic pin trading has become a tradition , arising from the first modern olympics in athens , greece , where athletes , officials and judges exchanged cards with their names and titles affixed . beijing olympic organizers launched a pin - designing contest in may , welcoming people from all over china to share ideas about the beijing games 第13届世界奥林匹克收藏博览会于24日在京开幕，国际奥委会终身名誉主席萨马兰奇在开幕式上表示，北京奥运会筹办工作取得举世瞩目的成就，并深信2008年北京奥运会将成为奥运史上最出色的一届奥运会。
