Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

Quote by Pierre De Coubertin

Topics: Body Quotes, Mind Quotes

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be...

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be...

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be...

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be...

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.

For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared...

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared...

Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of...

Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of...

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.

Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue...

May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue...

Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort,...

Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort,...

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.

The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life,...

The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life,...

In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the...

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the...

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.