The Olympic motto is Citius, Altius, Fortius, which is Latin for "Faster, Higher, Stronger". The motto was anounced by Pierre de Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894. De Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who, amongst other things, was an athletics enthusiast. The motto was introduced in 1924 at the Olympic Games in Paris. The motto was also the name of an Olympic history journal from 1992 to 1997, when it was renamed the Journal of Olympic History. A more informal but well known motto, also said by De Coubertin, is "The most important thing is not to win but to take part!". De Coubertin got this motto from a (sermon) by the Bishop of Pennsylvania, during the 1908 London Games.
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Where is your weekly homework for June?
After a good start, you did not complete the assignment. This project was set to ready you for high school homework, where you need to have self-discipline.
Your mark: F (unfinished)
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