Frases de Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Frédy , mais conhecido pelo seu título nobiliárquico de Barão de Coubertin, foi um pedagogo e historiador francês, que ficou para a história como o fundador dos Jogos Olímpicos da era moderna. Wikipedia  

✵ 1. Janeiro 1863 – 2. Setembro 1937   •   Outros nomes Barone Pierre de Coubertin
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Pierre de Coubertin: 6   citações 6   Curtidas

Pierre de Coubertin frases e citações

“Que a Tocha Olímpica siga o seu curso através dos tempos para o bem da humanidade cada vez mais ardente, corajosa e pura.”

citado em "A chama olímpica: o revezamento da tocha no Rio de Janeiro‎" - Página 11, Lédio Carmona - Casa da Palavra, 2005, ISBN 8587220942, 9788587220943 - 95 páginas.
Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1932, cerimônia de encerramento

Pierre de Coubertin: Frases em inglês

“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.”

As quoted in The Olympian (1984) by Peter L. Dixon, p. 210
Contexto: 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. To spread these principles is to build up a strong and more valiant and, above all, more scrupulous and more generous humanity.

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

As quoted in "Attaining the Ideals", in 'Awake!' magazine (8 September 2000)

“Winning medals wasn’t the point of the Olympics. It’s the participating that counts.”

As quoted in "The Olympics — Where Are They Headed?", in 'Awake!' magazine (8 February 1977)

“I therefore think that I was right in trying from the outset of the Olympic revival to rekindle a religious awareness.”

Stated in the year before he died, as quoted in "The Olympics, Sports and Religion — Is There a Conflict?", in Awake! magazine (8 September 2000)

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