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The Olympic Creed & Motto
The Creed"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." |
The Olympic Creed
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Pierre de Coubertin got the idea for this phrase from a speech given by Bishop Ethelbert Talbot at a service for Olympic champions during the 1908 Olympic Games.
The Olympic Motto
In 1921 Pierre de Coubertin borrowed a Latin phrase from his friend, Father Henri Didon, for the Olympic motto.
The motto in Latin is "Citius, Altius, Fortius" - which translates in English as "Swifter, Higher, Stronger".
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