The Little Book of Olympic Spirit is a compilation of some of the best quotes from the finest athletes of all time, as well as from Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the man who instigated the revival of the Olympic Games, which date back thousands of years to Ancient Greece. It is both an insight in to what it’s like to be an athlete at the Olympics and a historical view on past Games. The quotes provide motivation not just for athletes but anyone aiming for a goal. An excellent example of this would be Mark Spitz’s observation, ‘If you fail to prepare, you’re prepared to fail.’ No one recorded exactly what Pheidippides said when he arrived at Athens after running from the Battle of Marathon with news of the Greek victory – the first ever marathon but the author has trawled through countless sources to compile this little gem of a book. The Little Book of Olympic Spirit may make you smile or weep, but the words of these legendary Olympians are sure to prove inspirational.
