In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

The Olympic flag [] has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red []. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.

For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.

The six colors, including the white background, represent the colors of all the world's flags ... this is a true international emblem.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die.

Olympism is a doctrine of the fraternity between the body and the soul.