Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.

Quote by Pierre De Coubertin

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Swifter, higher, stronger.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

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...

All sports for all people.

All sports for all people.

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

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

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,...

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.

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

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

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,...

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.

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a...

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a...

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his...

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his...

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

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.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have...

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have...

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words...

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words...