Baron Pierre de Coubertin was in the mood to celebrate in 1908 as he penned the article, “Why I Revived the Olympic Games,” for the British Fortnightly Review.  With the approaching  London Olympic Games being organized at an unprecedented level of sports professionalism under the leadership of Reverend Courcy-Laffan and Lord Desborough, the Baron could look ahead with optimism and reflect on his achievements with true joy.

“I saw the necessity for re-establishing the Olympic Games as a supreme consecration of the cult of athletics practiced in the purest spirit of true sport—proudly, joyfully, and loyally.”