Swifter, higher, stronger.

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

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.

The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic Idea.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.