I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.

我总是觉得人们说运动能促进国家之间的友谊，如果全世界的人们都能在足球或板球比赛中见面，就不会有战争，这真是太荒谬了。