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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
IammuchindebtedtoProfessorJerzyEider,theDeanoftheFacultyofPhysical
CultureandHealthPromotionattheUniversityofSzczecinforhisencourage-
menttopublishthisbookandalsohisgenerousfinancialassistance,facilitating
itspublication.Buthedidevenmore:heextendedhishelpinghandtomeduring
oneoftheworstmomentsinmyacademiccareerbyinvitingmetohisFaculty
andprovidingmewithafullprofessorialpositionwhenmypreviousinstitution
consideredmeasemeritusatthepeakofmyintellectualandscientificcreativity.
HedidthisontherecommendationofProfessorWłodzimierzStępiński,adis-
tinguishedhistorianattheUniversityofSzczecinwiththefullandcrucialsup-
portofmycandidacyprovidedbyProfessorEdwardWłodarczyk,theRectorof
thatyounganddynamicUniversityaswellasProfessorEwaKomorowska,the
DeanoftheFacultyofPhilology.Itisthankstoallofthemthatindividingmy
jobbetweentwodepartments,Ifoundfullprofessionalsatisfactionandmostof
allaproperatmosphereforcreativescientificwork.
Forthekindpermissiontousethefollowingselectionofmyearlierlectures
andpapers,gratefulacknowledgmentandsincerethanksareextendedtothein-
stitutions,publishers,periodicalsandindividualpersonslistedbelow.Itisthanks
tothemthatseparatepublicationsofsmallersizecannowbecomposedinacon-
sistentandcoherentmonographandthusincreasetheirscientificimpact.
IwouldliketoexpressfirstofallmydeepthankstotheInternationalOlym-
picAcademy,itsconsecutivePresidents,especiallymylong-timeOlympicfriend
thelateNikosFilaretos,thenMinosKyriakou,IsidorosKouvelosandfinallythe
IOA
)sHonoraryDean,ProfessorKonstantinosGeorgiadis,forprovidingmewith
numerousopportunitiestodelivermylectures,nowpartandparcelofthisbook,
duringyearlysessionsandpost-graduateseminars1992-2014.Deliveringthem
whenfacinganinternationalaudienceofdistinguishedscholarsandstudentsof
sportshumanitieswasanimportantimpulseinallmywritingonsportsissues.
Twoofthechapters,particularly,whicharecontainedinthisbookandwerere-
peatedduringtheIOA
)spost-graduateseminarsbetween2001and2014,were
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