Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.
In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.
Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.
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.
The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well.
Swifter, higher, stronger.