The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

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.

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.

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 Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.