I don't think that there is a paradox, a contradiction, between the two. Even if we show the best spirit possible, and we have excellent performances, good coaches, good programs and so on, we cannot do anything without financial support. Without that support, everything will eventually start cracking and fall apart. What is really needed is a combination of the two. We can avoid making the whole thing commercial and preserve competitive purity, discipline and the Olympic values we defend every day. There is a way to deal with that, but we must take all those elements into account. One does not necessarily cancel out the other. There should not be any concerns about that.
On May 31st, 2012. See this statement in context.