In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part; the essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

The heart of our problem is the selfishness in our heart. The human spirit soars with hope when lifted by an encouraging word. The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

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

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.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

Winning medals wasn't the point of the Olympics. It's the participating that counts.

The essential thing in life is not so much conquering as fighting well.

Nobody ever reaches to God, God comes to you when you are open and receptive, when you are ready.

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure.

There are desires that we all want to achieve, but remember respect is most greatest to receive.

Tact is the great ability to see other people as they think you see them.

The unhappiness of a wife with a good husband is much more devastating than the unhappiness of a wife with a bad husband.

Making those we love happy sounds innocent as a dove, but it can be as destructive as a lion.

If what's inside your dreams wasn't already real inside you, you couldn't even dream it.

The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.

Every great leader of the past, whose record I have examined, was beset by difficulties and met with temporary defeat before 'arriving

Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.