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Avery Brundage
American
Athlete
About the author
The 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.
Avery Brundage,
American
Athlete
#Life
#Education
#Eyes
#Goal
#Vocation
#Amusement
#Recreation
The 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.
Avery Brundage,
American
Athlete
#People
#Games
#End
#Education
#Sports
As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
Avery Brundage,
American
Athlete
#Work
#Money
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
Avery Brundage,
American
Athlete
#Art
#World
#Games
Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.
Avery Brundage,
American
Athlete
#Science
#Music
Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.
Avery Brundage,
American
Athlete
#Entertainment
#Sports