Avery Brundage Quotes

Avery Brundage — American Athlete born on September 28, 1887, died on May 08, 1975

Avery Brundage was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972. The only American to attain that position, Brundage is remembered as a zealous advocate of amateurism, and for his involvement with the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympics, both held in Germany... (wikipedia)

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.

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.

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

For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.

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