Avery Brundage's Quotes
Born: 1970-01-01
Profession: Athlete
Nation: American
Biography of Avery Brundage
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
Tags: Art, Fine, GamesSport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.
Tags: Music, Phenomenon, ScienceSport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.
Tags: Amateur, Played, SportsThe Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.
Tags: Education, End, SportsThe sportsman knows that a sport is a recreation, a game, an amusement and a pastime, but his eyes are fixed on a higher goal, on the most important thing in his life, which is his education or his vocation.
Tags: Education, Game, Life