The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.
Swifter, higher, stronger.
For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.
In the name of all competitors I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.
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.