The volume, the level of noise, the engagement has been really enlightening for a lot of athletes,
I think you got that one big dog,
Today, no responsible politician can say that the French are durably and definitively divided and that there are not possible levers to bring them together,
We don't really have the culture of coalitions,
If LA would like to copy the Eiffel Tower, it would be a recipe for disaster,
We do have Hollywood, so I expect a lot of magical opportunities,
They have done a spectacular job,
He's going to try to profit from the aura of the Olympics,
Some people were annoyed at the cost and the inconvenience,
A lot of the criticism beforehand was just the French being French,
I’m learning, and I’m worried for the opponents in a couple of years,
We were the forgotten people of the republic before the Games and we will be forgotten after the Games. We will be back in the shadows again.”
The Olympic Games are for the rich, not for us,
I think all we will be left with in the long term are memories of the Games being held here.”
We will see in 2025 if all the things reserved for the Olympic Games are open to the public. Psychologically, people feel they have been forgotten, have no dignity and are despised by society. They feel relegated. So we hope the Games will have concrete repercussions.”
It’s very French to complain, but the Games can only have a positive effect here, now, in five years, in 10 years and anyone who thinks they aren’t good for the town needs their head examined. Many activities and events are organised here and when the visitors have gone we will be left with the sports facilities.”
It’s been a huge success. An extraordinary and exceptional moment that has reinforced the image of Paris,
I don’t know if it will change Seine-Saint-Denis in the long term but I’d like to be optimistic. They have promised us more shops and facilities,
Let's remember those attacks, we responded swiftly, the accreditation system was impacted (by a cyber attack) but we solved the problem within four hours,
We had no guarantees on storms, some of them were not anticipated and happened, others were anticipated and did not happen,