The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

Quote by Pierre De Coubertin

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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 the heritage of all men and of all social classes.

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

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

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

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...

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 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 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.

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...

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

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...

Swifter, higher, stronger.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

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 must be accessible to working class youth.

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

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 Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

All sports for all people.

All sports for all people.