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Pierre de Coubertin
French
Leader
Born:
Jan 1
,
1863
Died:
Sep 2
,
1937
Games
Important
Life
Must
Olympic
Sport
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The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.
Pierre de Coubertin
Life
Important
Fighting
Winning
Part
Taking
Most
Most Important Thing
Well
Important Thing
Essential
The Most Important
Games
Conquering
Thing
Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.
Pierre de Coubertin
Humanity
Springtime
Celebration
Games
Olympic
Olympic Games
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.
Pierre de Coubertin
Good
Humanity
Joy
Pure
Understanding
Increasing
Way
Torch
Enthusiastic
More
Pursue
Through
Courageous
Fellowship
Always
Friendly
May
Nations
Manner
Ages
Reign
Among
Olympic
The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
Pierre de Coubertin
Life
Victory
Important
Vanquished
Combat
Well
Important Thing
Fought
Thing
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.
Pierre de Coubertin
Beautiful
Culture
Strong
Other
Our
Aptly
Physical
Supplemented
Idea
Fair
Fair Play
Involves
Aesthetic
Cultivation
Hand
Mobility
Graceful
View
Play
Olympic
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.
Pierre de Coubertin
Life
Good
Respect
Joy
Value
Example
Way
Seeks
Principles
Educational
Effort
Ethical
Create
Good Example
Found
Fundamental
Based
Universal
Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.
Pierre de Coubertin
History
Holding
Evoking
Means
Games
Olympic
Olympic Games
All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.
Pierre de Coubertin
Sports
Equality
Must
Treated
Basis
The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic Idea.
Pierre de Coubertin
Life
Great
Reality
World
Guide
Possibility
Gives
Idea
Ideal
Toward
Movement
Which
Olympic
The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.
Pierre de Coubertin
Life
Important
Triumph
Important Thing
Thing
Compete
The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.
Pierre de Coubertin
Champion
Individual
Glorification
Were
Created
Games
Sport must be the heritage of all men and of all social classes.
Pierre de Coubertin
Men
Heritage
Must
Classes
Sport
Social
Sport must be accessible to working class youth.
Pierre de Coubertin
Class
Youth
Must
Sport
Accessible
Working
Working-Class
Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.
Pierre de Coubertin
Man
Woman
Every
Heritage
Absence
Never
Part
Sport
Every Man
The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.
Pierre de Coubertin
Property
Age
Neither
Spirit
Nor
Race
Olympic
All sports for all people.
Pierre de Coubertin
Sports
People
All People
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