For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement

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.

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.

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.

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