The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.

Quote by Avery Brundage

Topics: Sports Quotes

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a...

The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a...

As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.

As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the...

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the...

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means...

The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated...

The great trouble with most men is that those who have been educated become uneducated...

Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd...

Parents should conduct their arguments in quiet, respectful tones, but in a foreign language. You'd...

The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the...

The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the...

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...

Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers...

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America...

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America...

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself

The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself

When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I...

When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep striving until I...

Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is...

Much that passes for education is not education at all but ritual. The fact is...

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.

A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of...

A child born today in the United Kingdom stands a ten times greater chance of...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

The tax which will be paid for the purpose of education is not more than...

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

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