Pierre de Coubertin
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“All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.” -Pierre de Coubertin
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“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
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“For me sport was a religion… with religious sentiment.” -Pierre de Coubertin
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“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.” -Pierre de Coubertin
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“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
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“All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.” -Pierre de Coubertin
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