2. What is the Olympic spirit?
The Olympic spirit is "faster, higher and stronger". What supports "faster, higher and stronger"? It is "self-confidence, self-improvement and self-esteem". This is not only the driving force of the Olympic spirit, but also the sublimation of the Olympic spirit. The Olympic Games is not only a world sports competition, but also a symbol of world peace, friendship and unity. This is the Olympic spirit.
It has been thousands of years since the first Olympic Games. In these thousands of years, the Olympic Games has changed from a simple competitive activity to a meeting to enhance friendship and unity among athletes from all countries and promote world peace and understanding among people from all countries.
There is a famous motto in the Olympic Movement: "Faster, higher and stronger". This maxim was said by Henri Didong, a good friend of Coubertin and the abbot of Paris Aguirre, at an outdoor sports meeting held by his students: "Here, your slogan is: Faster, higher and stronger." Coubertin borrowed it and became the Olympic motto. This sentence fully expresses the spirit of continuous progress and never-ending struggle of the Olympic Movement. Although there are only six short words, the meaning is very rich.