Ancient greek Quote by Kenny Moore

The Olympic games should be a matter between individual athletes and the gods. Noisy flag-waving dishonors gods and men alike.

— Dave Beard

Our world today is in need of peace, tolerance and brotherhood. The values of the Olympic Games can deliver these to us. May the…

— Jacques Rogge

The Olympics is an imperfect interregnum, the parade of nations a fantasy about a peace never won. It offers little relief from strife and…

— Jill Lepore

One of the purposes of the Olympic Games is to bring the nations of the world closer together, so that they can conduct an…

— Herbert Hainer

This killing of Israel athletes is an act of war. And if there's one place that war doesn't belong, it's here. 1200 years. From…

— Bill Bowerman

“They don’t give Olympic medals out for talking a good game.”

— Steve Backley

“The Olympic Games is a celebration of discipline.”

— Sunday Adelaja

The Olympic Games are a global celebration of our hopes, our ideals and our values.

— Laurel Hubbard

Olympians are the product of the Movement, and to get them to the stadiums, pools and playing fields, it takes the actions of legions…

— Bill Toomey

“In the Greek Olympics, women, slaves, and foreigners never took part. Not in Greek democracy either.”

— Eduardo Galeano

The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C., and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.

— Bill Toomey

I think the Olympic Games have been married to political statements. If I go back to Berlin in 1936, it was very politically orientated…

— John Carlos