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Pierre De Coubertin Quotes

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Swifter, higher, stronger  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly called ‘fair play’, and on the other hand by aesthetics, that is the cultivation of what is beautiful and graceful.  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The important thing is that all stages from adolescent to mature man, work is done to spread the sporting spirit  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) All sports for all people  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) A better world could be brought about only by better individuals  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Sport must be accessible to working class youth  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) In no way can sport be considered a luxury object  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Sport is part of every man and woman’s heritage and its absence can never be compensated for  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of every generation springing from the threshold of life  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) The six colors, including the white background, represent the colors of all the world’s flags... this is a true international emblem  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes) May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue it's way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure  (Pierre De Coubertin Quotes)