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I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.

Pierre de Coubertin

The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread these principles is to build up a strong and more valiant and, above all, more scrupulous and more generous humanity.

Pierre de Coubertin

The important thing in life is not the victory but the contest; the essential thing is not to have won but to have fought well.

Pierre de Coubertin

A better world could be brought about only by better individuals.

Pierre de Coubertin

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

Pierre de Coubertin

In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.

Pierre de Coubertin

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

Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Coubertin

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Born: January 1, 1863

Died: September 2, 1937 (aged 74)

Bio: Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games. Born into a French aristocratic family, he became an academic and studied a broad range of topics, most notably education and history.

Known for:

Olympism
France Since 1814 (1900)
Olympic Memoirs

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