The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well. - Pierre de Coubertin. View more images...

Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of every generation springing from the threshold of life. - Pierre de Coubertin. View more images...

Success comprises in itself the seeds of its own decline and sport is not spared by this law. - Pierre de Coubertin. View more images...