"The most important thing is not to win but to take part, just asthe most important thing in life is not the triumph but thestruggle.
"The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have foughtwell".
Whose creed? Answer: The Olympic Games.
The founder of the modern games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, firstheard these words at a sermon given by the Bishop of Pennsylvania,Ethelbert Talbot, to the champions of the 1908 games.
The shorter Latin motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius",(Faster,Higher, Stronger) came from his Dominican educationistfriend Father Henri M Didon.
Dr Arnold of Rugby was also an influence, via Tom Brown'sSchooldays, …
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