Racial Distinctions Should Not Play

A Better World Could Be Brought About Only By Better Individuals.

Success Comprises In Itself The Seeds Of Its Own Decline And Sport Is Not Spared By This Law.

Holding An Olympic Games Means Evoking History.

Olympism Seeks To Create A Way Of Life Based On The Joy Found In Effort, The Educational Value Of A Good Example And Respect For Universal Fundamental Ethical Principles.

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