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.

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.

Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

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

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law.