Celebrate Humanity - 2004 Olympics

Ads from the Celebrate Humanity campaign in conjunction with the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics.

Celebrate Humanity - Heart - Andrea Bocelli

If you could have the arms of Hercules.
Legs as swift as the wind.
If you could leap shoulder-high above the rim.
Have the kick of a dolphin.
The reflexes of a cat.
If you could have all this, you would have the body,
you would have the tools.
But you will not have greatness.
Until you understand that
the strongest muscle is the heart.
To me, that's the soul of the Olympic Games.

Celebrate Humanity - Strength - Christopher Reeve

Funny, isn't it.
An athlete aspires to be the best
his or her country has to offer.
And ends up representing the best
humanity has to offer.
That's the strength I find in the Olympic Games.

Celebrate Humanity - Play - Avril Lavigne

It doesn’t matter where you come from.
Who your family is.
What you wear.
Or how good you are at math.
All that matters is that you give it
everything you’ve got.
To me, that’s why the Olympic Games rock.

Celebrate Humanity - Adversaries & Equals - Nelson Mandela

For seventeen days, they are roommates.
For seventeen days, they are soulmates.
And for twenty-two seconds, they are competitors.
Seventeen days as equals. Twenty-two seconds as adversaries.
What a wonderful world that would be.
That's the hope I see in the Olympic Games.

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