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.


speech at a government banquet in London, 24 July 1908, in T. A. Cook Fourth Olympiad (1909)

Pierre de Coubertin Quotes

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.

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.

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.

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.