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Olympic

«To be part of that winning team and standing in the ring for the final decision to be announced is something I will live with for the rest of my life.»
Author: Graham Cheney (Boxer) | Keywords: announced, final decision, The Ring| Occasions: Olympic
«The medals don't mean anything and the glory doesn't last. It's all about your happiness. The rewards are going to come, but my happiness is just loving the sport and having fun performing.»
Author: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Athlete) | Keywords: medals, performing, rewards, sport| Occasions: Olympic
«The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.»
Author: Pierre de Coubertin (Educator) | Keywords: compete| Occasions: Olympic
«To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.»
Author: Steve Roland Prefontaine (Runner) | Occasions: Olympic
«The Olympic Movement gives the world an ideal which reckons with the reality of life, and includes a possibility to guide this reality toward the great Olympic Idea.»
«The strength of Olympism comes to it from that which is simply human, hence worldwide is its essence.»
Author: Pierre de Coubertin (Educator) | Keywords: worldwide| Occasions: Olympic
«The six colours, including the white background, represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a true international emblem.»
«The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it.»
Author: Vince Lombardi (Coach) | Keywords: coming, coming back, essence, glory, knees, knocked| Occasions: Olympic

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