Pierre de Coubertin

I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.

— Pierre de Coubertin

The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.

— Pierre de Coubertin

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering…

— Pierre de Coubertin

A better world could be brought about only by better individuals.

— Pierre de Coubertin

In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly…

— Pierre de Coubertin

Sport must be accessible to working class youth.

— Pierre de Coubertin

Swifter, higher, stronger.

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

— Pierre de Coubertin

The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.

— Pierre de Coubertin

The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.

— Pierre de Coubertin

“...the important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete…not victory but combat…not to have vanquished but to have fought…

— Pierre de Coubertin

The Olympic flag [] has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red [].…

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

— Pierre de Coubertin

The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

— Pierre de Coubertin

The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.

— Pierre de Coubertin

Olympism is not a system - it is a state of mind. This state of mind has emerged from a double cult:…

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

— Pierre de Coubertin

Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.

— Pierre de Coubertin

All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.

— Pierre de Coubertin

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

— Pierre de Coubertin

In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.

— Pierre de Coubertin

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

— Pierre de Coubertin