Frases de Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre Fredy de Coubertin, barón de Coubertin , fue un pedagogo e historiador francés, fundador de los Juegos Olímpicos modernos y del Pentatlón moderno. Wikipedia  

✵ 1. enero 1863 – 2. septiembre 1937   •   Otros nombres Barone Pierre de Coubertin
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Pierre de Coubertin: Frases en inglés

“The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”

As quoted in The Olympian (1984) by Peter L. Dixon, p. 210
Contexto: The important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win, but to take part; the important thing in Life is not triumph, but the struggle; the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. To spread these principles is to build up a strong and more valiant and, above all, more scrupulous and more generous humanity.

“A better world could be brought about only by better individuals.”

As quoted in "Attaining the Ideals", in 'Awake!' magazine (8 September 2000)

“Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts.”

As quoted in "The Olympics — Where Are They Headed?", in 'Awake!' magazine (8 February 1977)

“I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.”

Stated in the year before he died, as quoted in "The Olympics, Sports and Religion — Is There a Conflict?", in Awake! magazine (8 September 2000)

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