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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.»
Author: Pierre de Coubertin
(Educator)
| About:
Sports
| Keywords:
conquering, games, Olympic, Olympic Games
«For me sport was a religion... with religious sentiment.»
«The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.»
«Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.»
Author: Pierre de Coubertin
(Educator)
| About:
Sports
| Keywords:
cultivation, habitual, intensive, voluntary
«Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for.»
«All sports for all people.»
«In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.»
«For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement.»
«The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.»
Author: Pierre de Coubertin
(Educator)
| About:
Life
| Keywords:
combat, vanquish, vanquished, vanquishes
«All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.»
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