54 Quotes by Pierre de Coubertin

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.

In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

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

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.

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.