Olympism is not a system - it is a state

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	"Olympism is not a system - it is a state of mind. This state of mind has emerged from a double cult: that of effort and that of Eurythmy - a taste of excess and a taste of measure combined." - -- Pierre de coubertin

Top 5 quotes from Pierre de coubertin

"Sport is part of every man and woman's heritage and its absence can never be compensated for."
"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."
"Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport."
"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."
"In no way can sport be considered a luxury object."

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