Спорт – возможный источник самосовершенствования для каждого человека.
Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts.
В Олимпийских играх самое важное не победа, а участие; главное в жизни не одолевать, а достойно сражаться.
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.
Страна вправе называть себя спортивной, если большинство ее населения испытывает личную потребность в занятиях спортом.
A better world could be brought about only by better individuals.
In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.