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

Quote by Pierre De Coubertin

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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.

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

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

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...

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

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...

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 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...

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

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...

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

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

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.

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

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

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

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...

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 for all people.

All sports for all people.

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.