The Olympic motto is "Citius, Altius, Fortius." These three Latin words mean "Swifter, Higher, Stronger." Baron de Coubertin borrowed the motto from Father Henri Martin Dideon, the headmaster of Arcueil College in Paris, who used the motto to describe the great achievements of the athletes at his school. Coubertin felt it could be used to describe the goals of great athletes all over the World and it became the Olympic motto.
As we all know the sportsmen and women who win the three medals are the best in the event at the time, the motto doesn’t say “Swiftest, Fastest, Strongest”. So being the best isn’t given the same importance as taking part. The real competition isn’t against the other sportsmen and women, it is against ourselves to get ready for such an event.
Life is really like that too; our greatest battle is with ourselves:
• To make sure that we get up every morning
• To work hard and do our best in anything we do
• To rise up when things are not going our way
• To constantly challenge our self
• To look for ways of improving
• To make the best of whatever circumstances we find our self in…
The list is really endless…and at the end our lives become what we set out to achieve…so don’t look for the easy way, the well-trodden path…if you can live each day and make it BETTER than the previous day, you will have tried your best and in time you too will achieve your own medals in life.
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