Pierre de Coubertin Winning Quotations

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

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.

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.