Racial Distinctions Should Not Play A Role

A Country Can Truly Call Itself Sporting When The Majority Of Its People Feel A Personal Need For Sport.

The Important Thing In Life Is Not Victory But Combat; It Is Not To Have Vanquished But To Have Fought Well.

Olympism Is Not A System - It Is A State Of Mind. This State Of Mind Has Emerged From A Double Cult: That Of Effort And That Of Eurythmy - A Taste Of Excess And A Taste Of Measure Combined.

I Therefore Think That I Was Right In Trying From The Outset Of The Olympic Revival To Rekindle A Religious Awareness.

Racial Distinctions Should Not Play A Role In Sport.