「My apologize,Sir ……Are you implying the whole incident was some
kind……what can I say……some kind of political persecution or conspiracy?
But you know the public may consider, in any case, some of your certain
behavior to be against the universally accepted social morality.」
「Emm ……Of course , I must say , I agree that there is such anuniversally
accepted social morality, which we should follow. We , being the management
of FINA , should stick to these ethical standards to a higher degree.
I have been apologizing and ar willing to take the consequences. However,
I must emphasize, this is not related to my work or any of FINA business.
There is a boundary that we should be very careful about. What I can guarantee
is that there is no relationship between them. I, and my friends , have
some personal association and private issues in the private areas , which
we will not bring into work or business matters. I have been paying attention
to this all the time. My friends, including friends in the sports circle
or the political circle or international friends, have also been paying
attention to this …」