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Pierre de Coubertin, a historian from France, was born on January 1, 1863, and passed away on September 2, 1937. He is hailed as the founder of the modern Olympic Movement and has made significant contributions to the development of international sports.

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“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.”

Mind States Effort Taste State Of Mind Excess Cult Olympism

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“Festival of the impassioned efforts and manifold ambitions of all forms of youthful activity of every generation springing from the threshold of life.”

Form Effort Generations Activity Ambition Festivals Threshold Manifold Impassioned

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“Sport is the habitual and voluntary cultivation of intensive physical effort.”

Sports Effort Habitual Cultivation

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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.”

Way Joy Values Found Effort Principles Example Respect Universal Fundamentals Educational Ethical Good Examples Ethical Principles Olympism

Book:Olympism: Selected Writings

Source: Olympism: Selected Writings

“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.”

Thinking Dies Interest Effort Balance Ideals Vanity Consideration This Day Intoxication Sportsman

Author:Pierre de Coubertin

About the Author

Born: January 1, 1863
Died: September 2, 1937
Known for: Historian
Quotes: 44

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