Avery Brundage
Avery Brundage
Avery Brundagewas 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth28 September 1887
CountryUnited States of America
Avery Brundage quotes about
inspirational men toes
The 880-yard heel and toe walk is the closest a man can come to experiencing the panges of childbirth.
sports eye games
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.
race movement injustice
The Olympic Movement is a 20th century religion. Where there is no injustice of caste, of race, of family, of wealth.
sports playing-sports
As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, it's work.
sports mean games
The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast program of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.
sports phenomenon international
Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.
art games long
For too long the world has failed to recognise that the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement are about fine athletics and fine art.
sports entertainment
Sport must be amateur or it is not sport. Sports played professionally are entertainment.
athlete games politician
The Olympic Games belong to the athletes and not to the politicians.
athlete games greek
The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not sure but that they were right.