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[POLL] What is Your Favorite Summer Olympics Motto?


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[POLL] What is Your Favorite Summer Olympics Motto?  

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  1. 1. What is Your Favorite Summer Olympic Games Motto?

    • Berlin 1936 - I Call the Youth of the World! (Ich rufe die Jugend der Welt!)
    • Munich 1972 - The Cheerful Games (Heitere Spiele)
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    • Seoul 1988 - Harmony and Progress (화합과 전진)
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    • Barcelona 1992 - Friends For Life (Amigos Para Siempre, Amics Per Sempre)
    • Atlanta 1996 - The Celebration of the Century
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    • Sydney 2000 - Share the Spirit
    • Athens 2004 - Welcome Home (Καλώς ήλθατε σπίτι)
    • Beijing 2008 - One World, One Dream (同一个世界 同一个梦想)
    • London 2012 - Inspire a Generation
    • Rio 2016 - A New World (Um Mundo Novo)
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    • Tokyo 2020 - United by Emotion (感情による単位)


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1936 is very different in its construction and far less generic than many others... 

 

Some want to take into account the context rather than the motto itself, I'd say that except for Athens all of them are interchangeable, then I don't see why I should consider the political situation :)

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Well, there’s two clear favorites. Also clear that most of us aren’t feeling Tokyo’s motto. As I said before, I think it’s because you can’t draw and connection between it and Japan, and it just doesn’t sound good in English. We can also see the Rio’s was a failure too. I honestly forgot that Rio even had a motto. I think 1988 deserves a bit more love, but overall the distribution seems fair in my opinion.  

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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1 hour ago, rybak said:

The one from 2004 is the best.

It has the most weight, and that’s important. I actually think 1988 is the “strongest” slogan, and it actually became true for South Korea when we think of the years leading up to the games, and the years following. 2012 is also a good mission statement. 2004 is the best because no one else can make that claim. It also just makes you expect good things, and makes you feel warm and fuzzy about the Olympics. As writer, it’s my favorite.

“Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela

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2004, because it's just perfect. The only other option (apart from 1936) of which I didn't think it was so insanely boring and filled with a complete lack of inspiration was 2016.

 

Share the spirit, one dream and inspire a celebration that's united by emotion. It could so easily be the motto for every freaking sports event ever. Also for every school trip or every random, generic event with a few people where organizers want to make it seem like they will change the world. Which they won't. At all.

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