"Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or…" — Avery Brundage

"Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music."

— Avery Brundage

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11 Quotes by Avery Brundage

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For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine…
As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program…
The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.
Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.
The Olympic Movement is a 20th century religion. Where there is no injustice of caste, of race, of family, of…
The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are…
The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not…
The 880-yard heel and toe walk is the closest a man can come to experiencing the panges of childbirth.
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme…

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