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.

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

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

The important thing is that all stages from adolescent to mature man, work is done to spread the sporting spirit.

In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

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