Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. – Alphonse de Lamartine

The day when a sportsman stops thinking above all else of the happiness in his own effort and the intoxication of the power and physical balance he derives from it, the day when he lets considerations of vanity or interest take over, on this day his ideal will die. – Pierre de Coubertin

True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new. – Antoine de Saint-Exupery