Olympism is not a system - it is a state of mind. This state of mind has emerged from a double cult: that of effort and that of Eurythmy - a taste of excess and a taste of measure combined.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.

All sports for all people.

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.