Avery Brundage Quotes

United States, Public Servant
September 28, 1887 – May, 8, 1975.

Avery Brundage (/ˈeɪvri ˈbrʌndɪdʒ/; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), 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.

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

Avery Brundage
- Work
- Money

Sport is an international phenomenon, like science or music.

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

Avery Brundage
- Sports
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
- People
- Education
- Sports
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
- World
- Long
- Art