Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

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

The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

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

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.

The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.