Pierre de Coubertin Olympics Quotations

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.

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

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

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well.