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Citius, Altius, Fortius

A mottos a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. A motto is a phrase which sums up a life philosophy or a code of conduct to follow.The Olympic motto is the hendiatris Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger".These three words encourage the athlete to give his or her best during competition.To better understand the motto, we can compare it with the Olympic creed :

The most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight ; the essential thing is not to have won, but to have fought well.
The three Latin words became the Olympic motto in 1894, the date of the IOC’s creation. Pierre de Coubertin proposed the motto, having borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who taught sport close to Paris. The inspiration for the creed would come later, following a sermon given by the Bishop ofPennsylvania, Ethelbert Talbot, during the Games of London in 1908.
The motto for Beijing Olympics 2008 is "One World One Dream"

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