The Olympic Symbols are the icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to celebrate the Olympic Games. Some (like the flame, the trumpet and the song) are more common during the Olympic competitions, but others, like the flag, can be seen throughout the year. Motto
The Olympic motto is the ˞˞hendiatris «Citius, Altius, Fortius», which is the Latin voice for «Faster, higher, stronger». It was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin on the creation of the International Olympic Committee in 1894.
Coubertin borrowed it from his friend Henri Didon, a Dominican priest who was an enthusiastic athlete.
Coubertin said "These three words represent a program of moral beauty, the aesthetics of sport is intangible." The motto was introduced in 1924 at the Olympic Games in Paris, a more informal but well-known motto, also introduced by Coubertin, is "The most important thing is not to win but to participate!" Coubertin got this motto from a sermon given by the Bishop of Pennsylvania during the London Games of 1908.
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