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.
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Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.
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May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.
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The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.
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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.
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If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.
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The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.
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A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.
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The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.
