The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
More Quotes from 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 but fighting well.Pierre de Coubertin
A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.
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For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.
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All sports for all people.
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Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.
Pierre de Coubertin
The Olympic Games were created for the exhaltation of the individual athlete.
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