More - Pierre Coubertin Quotes

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.

Pierre Coubertin

 French Leader

Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.

Pierre Coubertin

 Absence French Leader

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

Pierre Coubertin

 French Leader Games

Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of every generation springing from the threshold of life.

Pierre Coubertin

 French Leader

The six colours, including the white background, represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a true international emblem.

Pierre Coubertin

 French Leader

Swifter, higher, stronger.

Pierre Coubertin

 French Leader

The Olympic Games are not just ordinary world championships but a quadrennial festival of universal youth. . . celebrated by each succeeding generation as it arrives on the threshold of adulthood.

Pierre Coubertin

 Games

A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.

Pierre Coubertin

 Country French Leader

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

Pierre Coubertin

 Age And Aging French Leader

If he is knocked out of the competition, he encourages his brothers with his words and presence.

Pierre Coubertin

 French Leader