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In The Name Of All Competitors I Promise That We Will Take Part In These Olympic Games, Respecting And Abiding By All The Rules Which Govern Them, In The True Spirit Of Sportsmanship, For The Glory Of Sport And The Honour Of Our Teams.

Festival Of The Impassioned Efforts And Manifold Ambitions Of All Forms Of Youthful Activity Of Every Generation Springing From The Threshold Of Life.

The Olympic Games Are The Quadrennial Celebration Of The Springtime Of Humanity.

Sport Must Be The Heritage Of All Men And Of All Social Classes.

The Olympic Movement Gives The World An Ideal Which Reckons With The Reality Of Life, And Includes A Possibility To Guide This Reality Toward The Great Olympic Idea.