The president and first lady welcomed athletes to the White House and discussed the value of the Olympic and Paralympic games, which Chicago hopes to host in 2016.
“The Olympic and Paralympic Games, they hold a special place in our psyche. They lift us up. They bind us together,” President Obama said.
The Olympics, Michelle Obama said, “teach important lessons and set an important example for so many young people.”
“I’m reminded of the commitment to excellence that the games embody, the belief that no matter where you’re from, or what your background is, that if you dream big enough and work hard enough, there are no limits to what you can achieve,” she said.
Next month, Michelle Obama will be leading the U.S. delegation in Copenhagen at a meeting of the International Olympic Committee which will select the 2016 host city. “Nobody loves sports like the people of Chicago,” the first lady said of the town she grew up in.
Comments (11)
Nishan Rathnayake
Location: Colombo 02
17 September 2009 at 23:13 EDT
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This is a great a big president think even sports
r
19 September 2009 at 01:24 EDT
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Lighter moments in one’s life are important and that is what sports provide for all those seekers - not knowing what they are seeking to refresh - because it certainly adds fresh air to their psyche fetching the spirit of adventure - appreciating the physical of it - with immense delight that results in rejoicing and encouragement for the performers - engaging persons of the first family of the country on it - with a spirited policy on sports that comes to maintain the health of physical in all with varying degrees appropriately - as I see Obama fetching for himself for his better half on it - that makes her job one of its kinds, for the living moment of all. Thank you my lady and thank you my Obama for giving me a moment of delight on Olympics to say this for America and the world at large. “I thank the spirit of America for fetching the year 2016 for Olympics in their country in advance that qualifies peace of the world in fetching the physical spirit of adventure so very necessary to maintain the integrated level of lower vital with what is right there on the top at the governing levels of the countries in oneness for Olympics and through it for life overall for peace”. That’s it.
Maria das Graças
Location: Rio de Janeiro- Brazil
20 September 2009 at 17:01 EDT
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I agree with the comment of the president and the first lady of the Unite States about the importance of the Olympic and Paralympic games. But I hope that Rio de Janeiro be the host city, because nobody loves sport like Brazilian people.
heavenman
20 September 2009 at 20:47 EDT
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Americans must keep Obama.
Americans must unite around Obama.
Americans must trust Obama.
He is the American President and a leader of the world.
He will make a new system.
He will make the system that the United States and international people enjoy happiness.
Mary Teresa LeValley Molloy
Location: mexico
27 September 2009 at 02:02 EDT
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I personaly feel very proud of my 44th.President,he will prove to be one of the greatest American President ever!He has a very lovely wife & two adoreable girls.The most important of all is that the world is again happy with Americans.the republicans
will have to stop with thier very hatefull
coments.We were tought as children back in belfast if we do have something to say,make sure you know what you are talking about.unfurtunitlysome of them don’t,arte you all blind out there?My President Obama is doing a great job both here & abroad.GOGOGOGOGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo
sunil chotaliya
Location: india
9 October 2009 at 02:53 EDT
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*i m very common man from india(gujarat)
*pls change american agenda & policy for the world
*what is American r givind to the world Pollution? Green House effect? Terrissiom?
*whole world’s problem is passing near by america
*Policy of america is to be a no. 1 country (anyhow)
*divert your country’s fund to sollution the danger deases. its a very greatful thing to the world.
sunil chotaliya
Location: Gujarat(India)
9 October 2009 at 03:06 EDT
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President i have read somewhere that u r very impressed by Mahatma Gandhi’s Autobiography.i suggest pls read jain religion books
u can understand, why M.G. gandhi so powerful with (internelpower).
Proimeth
Location: LfcqToMPs
10 October 2009 at 10:15 EDT
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Great. Now i can say thank you!,
Galera
Location: netRrddIoXQ
10 October 2009 at 14:50 EDT
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Great site. Keep doing.,
Unaung
Location: svWgDRJhKPt
11 October 2009 at 15:02 EDT
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Excellent site. It was pleasant to me.,
Abdullah
16 October 2009 at 01:57 EDT
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TO From Lost Son of Mother Land Kenya
Slute to Mother Land
Tribute to the founder of Mother Land .
Congragulation
Majestic Barack Obama
Thank you very much for remembering me .
I am so proud of you you cant immagin first of all i congragulate you to recieve the Award of Noble peace for the year 2009.
Your honour you are lucky person who got this prize very early you cant feel my heartly happiness.
As you have mentioned that to know thease challanges can be met not alone thease all can be met by all nations who are friends of America .
As you have stated that it belongs to all people around the world who fought for justice a peace i all so like this.
The condition of Pakistan is in csrices because of talban and 65 persons are againest America they dont like to be colony of America every one got his own choice till i am alive i will never dare to leave you alone you are my mother land fellow and brother.
The most thing i want you to be a leader the leader have more power then president because you are president of America And leader means one voice for the entire world to act what you say.
I hope you will try to understand deeply about it..
Now you are recieving the God gift days with fame do not forget your hard day and nights you have passed in past .What you deciede act upon that MOVE FORWARD DO NOT LOOK BACK .
I have read in Pakistani news papers that other lobby is trying to let you down .
You have advisers to get advise from them if you want to get more fame then there is one sujjetion from me to keep all them calm and quite you should visite all the states of America pay thanks to the people who have voted you.
The promise you made with them when you will do this they will love you more .
As you have stated about justice and peace one day will come when i will request your honour to help me for justice because my father had left a state property in California but i can not get the share and property of my father with out the help of attorney because i am a very poor person you can not immagine my poverty.
Now i am above sixty if i get my fathers property i want to fullfip my dreams about the poors orphans widows education .
I want to donate the such kind of peoples.
Much good wishes to madam Obama and your daughters.
(2) Here i want to give you example of ex president Johnson in the decade of 60 he came to Pakistan one camel cart driver sluted him when he was on his way in Karachi he was so happy with that driver he invited him on his expencese as his personal guest.
Second watch the secrification of President of north korea Mr Lee he devoted 80./. wealth for poors this this is called greatness so i hope you will help a poor person like me who works on daily payment some time i have job other wise i have to remain job less.
But dont think that i am not acting according to your advise as i help poor i beg for sick persons to heal and enjoy there lives no matter if i sleep hungry i must work what you have advised me hopping fully that you will take intrest in my matter allso.
hopping for early reply from your side .
May God bless you and your family.
Thanks And Regard .
Abdullah s/o Akbar Ali by birth of Kenya
irfanm17@yahoo.com .