He was the man who saved the Olympic Games. And he nearly ruined them, too.

　　他拯救了奥运会，却又差点亲手毁掉它。

　　In his 21 years as president of the International Olympic Committee and, thus, as the most influential figure in world sport, Juan Antonio Samaranch took the Olympic movement on a turbulent journey from ruin to riches — but at great cost to its reputation.

　　作为世界体育界最有影响力的人物，胡安·安东尼奥·萨马兰奇在他21年的国际奥委会主席生涯中，饱受争议的将奥林匹克运动从废墟带向了繁荣，但是却付出了极大的声誉代价.

        Within a few years, however, Samaranch had transformed the Games into a multi-billion pound industry and he would go on to preside over some of the greatest sporting occasions of modern times.

　　尽管如此，在短短的几年内，萨马兰奇还是把奥林匹克运动变成了一个几十亿英镑的产业，他也能够继续主持当代世界上一些最伟大的运动会。

        Samaranch became so grand that any city wanting the Olympics had to pledge the earth.

　　萨马兰奇变的如此的强大，任何一个城市想举办奥运会都需要向他保证。

        The world of sport does, indeed, owe a debt to Samaranch. He resuscitated our Olympics when they might have

died.

　　这个世界的确欠萨马兰奇一笔债，因为，是他在奥林匹克运动行将覆灭的时候救活了它。

　　Overall, ‘His Excellency’ may have been a good thing. But he was not an excellent one

　　总之，他的攻击或许是件好事，但是他不是一个完美的人。