The Olympic 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.”
Together, the motto and the creed represent the Olympic ideal that Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, promoted and which he believed provided an important lesson in life through sport.
“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.”
Together, the motto and the creed represent the Olympic ideal that Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games, promoted and which he believed provided an important lesson in life through sport.