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Sport Quotes by Pierre de Coubertin
- Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.
- Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law.
- For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement
- A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.
- Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.
- For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.
- In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.
- In the name of all competitors, I promise that we will take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by all the rules which…
- Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.
- Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.
- Sport must be accessible to working class youth.
More Sport Quotes
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn? — Jane Austen
- I don't like any sport except boxing and bull fighting. — David Bailey
- In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses. — Russell Baker
- The reason sport is attractive to many of the general public is that it's filled with reversals. What you think may happen… — Roger Bannister
- Have you noticed that whatever sport you're trying to learn, some earnest person is always telling you to keep your knees bent? — Dave Barry
- Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper… — Evan Bayh
- Tennis is a psychological sport, you have to keep a clear head. That is why I stopped playing. — Boris Becker
- Kids can have great passion and great ability but if you have the facilities for your particular sport that can give you… — David Beckham
- People are often quite surprised by the sport and leisure activities practised by the blind. For example, tandem cycling is very popular. — Andrea Bocelli
- You know, if you need 100 rounds to kill a deer, maybe hunting isn't your sport. — Elayne Boosler
- To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and… — Ian Botham