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

For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of a good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.

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

Olympism is a doctrine of the fraternity between the body and the soul.