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18 aphorisms about sports 1

time2009/10/20

18 aphorisms about sports


1. The Olympic motto is "Higher, Faster, Stronger."
2. The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to participate.
3. Taking drugs before the Games is considered cheating and against sportsmanship.
4. The Olympic oath encourages athletes, coaches, and officials to observe the rules and to follow the spirit of sportsmanship.
5. Mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair play.
6. The Olympic Games help promote a better and more peaceful world.
7. The most important thing in the Games is not the triumph but the struggle; not to have conquered but to have fought well.
8. By undergoing the stress and strain of tough competition, the athletes grow in strength, endurance and discipline.
9. The athletes must learn to respect and to cooperate with people from many nations during the Games.
10. After the hard training of a life time, every athlete deserves a medal in the Games, no matter whether he won or not.