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

— Pierre de Coubertin

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

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Founder of modern Olympic Games, pedagogue and historian 1863–1937

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