Occupation: Historian Birth: January 1, 1863 Death: September 2, 1937
Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law..
The Olympic Games are not just ordinary world championships but a quadrennial festival of universal youth. . . celebrated by each succeeding generati….
Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history..
The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them..
The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity..
The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age..
The Olympic flag [] has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red []. This design is symbolic;….
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 str….
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 fundamenta….
A better world could be brought about only by better individuals..
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 heart of our problem is the selfishness in our heart. The human spirit soars with hope when lifted by an encouraging word. The important thin….
All sports must be treated on the basis of equality..
Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will..
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete..
I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness..
A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport..
In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty..
For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment..
The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence..
All sports for all people..