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

Quote by Pierre De Coubertin

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Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...

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...

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.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

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.

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...

All sports for all people.

All sports for all people.

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 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.

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...

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...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect....

Golf is deceptively simple and endlessly complicated; it satisfies the soul and frustrates the intellect....

Volleyball is just a more intense version of 'Don't let the balloon touch the floor.'

Volleyball is just a more intense version of 'Don't let the balloon touch the floor.'