"The Olympic Games must not be an end……" — Avery Brundage
"The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports competitions for all young people."
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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…
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As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
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Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.
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The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.
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Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.
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The Olympic Movement is a 20th century religion. Where there is no injustice of caste, of race, of family, of…
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The sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are…
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The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not…
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The 880-yard heel and toe walk is the closest a man can come to experiencing the panges of childbirth.
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