..."You must know that medicine, medical science is born from the study of pathology and not of the healthy human being. Health has been defined by medicine simply through the removal of disease. But we know the healthy body, we study how to improve its performance, we know what it takes, not simply to remove disease, but to preserve an equilibrium of well-being. Therefore we have a great responsibility to adapt this knowledge and to make it available not only to athletes but to all. And we know that it's not enough to simply say go jogging, lift some weights, do this exercise.

Clear and serious answers are needed. Why at that speed? Why 10 times and not twenty? Why when we need a therapy we look for a doctor and for an exercise prescription we trust anyone, improvised gurus, businessmen masked as experts. It is the body of the people at stake, without mentioning the psycho-physical well-being. Here's why only a minority of people perform regular exercise. Only through serious answers people can be convinced. And this is exactly why I believe sports science can have a great role. We are those who have the knowledge to give the right answers not only to the ones that make sports their profession but above all to everybody that wants to use exercise to feel well. In an aging world these competences can become fundamental in order to assure well-being, independence and quality of life to millions of people." ...