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Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.

~Avery Brundage

Topics: Amateur Entertainment Must Played Professionally Sport Sports

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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

Topics: About Art Athletics Failed Fine Fine Art Games Long Movement Olympic Olympic Games Recognise Too World

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Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

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Topics: International Like Music Phenomenon Science Sport

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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

Topics: Competitions Creating Education End Games Itself Means Must Olympic Olympic Games People Physical Physical Education Programme Sports Vast Young Young People

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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

Topics: Amusement Education Eyes Fixed Game Goal Higher His Important Important Thing Knows Life Most Most Important Thing Pastime Recreation Sport Sportsman The Most Important Thing Vocation Which

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As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.

~Avery Brundage

Topics: Money Playing Soon Sport Take Work You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: September 28th, 1887

Died: May 8th, 1975

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