Berkley Center

Respect, excellence, and friendship are intrinsic values that are an essential part of our world and are very much relevant in the twenty-first century. As citizens of the world, these Olympic values provide principles for peaceful and successful…

“Don’t sit in the same room with grown-ups.” ”Never make eye contact when you’re talking to an older person.” These were some of the instructions that I received as a youngster on how to be respectful. As an African, respect has always been the focal…

Since Pierre de Coubertin presented the Olympic flag, symbolizing the union of the five continents, at the Paris Congress, the world has seen two world wars, numerous other conflicts, an arms race threatening mass extinction, and growing disparity…