French - Leader | January 1, 1863 - September 2, 1937
In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.
Pierre de Coubertin
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All sports for all people.
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A country can truly call itself sporting when the majority of its people feel a personal need for sport.
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Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.
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In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.
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In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly called 'fair play', and on the other hand by aesthetics, that is the cultivation of what is beautiful and graceful.
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