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“The Olympic Games are for the world and all nations must be admitted to them.”
“The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die.”
“May joy and good fellowship reign, and in this manner, may the Olympic Torch pursue its way through ages, increasing friendly understanding among nations, for the good of a humanity always more enthusiastic, more courageous and more pure.”
“Sport must be accessible to working class youth.”
“All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.”
“For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.”
“Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.”
“Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.”
“Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.”
“The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.”