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 important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law.
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.
The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.
In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.
