[Youth Olympic Games]
Please Feel Welcomed Here!!!

[Wednesday, June 17, 2009]

CORE VALUES

Excellence

- stands for giving one's best on the field of play or in the professional arena

-is not only about winning, but also about participating

-making progress against personal goals

-striving to be and to do our best in our daily lives and benefiting from the healthy combination of a strong body, mind and will.

Friendship-

-encourages us to consider sport as a tool for mutual understanding among individuals and people from all over the world.

-The Olympic Games inspire humanity to overcome political, economic, gender, racial or religious differences and forge friendships in spite of those differences.

Respect
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incorporates respect for oneself, one's body, for others, for the rules and regulations, for sport and the environment.
- Related to sport, respect stands for fair play and for the fight against doping and any other unethical behaviour.

Perseverance

-continue to try and achieve a particular goal although it is difficult.

-even if you are on the losing end never give up as you may still have a chance of winning.

Professionalism

-take pride in what you do and strive for excellence.


- quoth sherman at 4:06 PM