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The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.
Sep 29, 2025
The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic Idea.
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.
The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.
Olympism is a doctrine of the fraternity between the body and the soul.
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.
The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.
The Olympic Games are the quadrennial celebration of the springtime of humanity.
Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.
The Olympic flag [] has a white background, with five interlaced rings in the centre: blue, yellow, black, green and red []. This design is symbolic; it represents the five continents of the world, united by Olympism, while the six colours are those that appear on all the national flags of the world at the present time.
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.
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