Citius, Altius, Fortius it's the official motto of the Olympic Games and means "faster, louder, stronger", in the translation from Latin to Portuguese.
Created by the French Dominican priest Henri Didon in 1891, this phrase was chosen as the Olympic Motto by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. However, the Citius, Altius, Fortius it only officially became the motto of the Olympics of the Modern Era in 1924.
In order to encourage athletes during Olympic competitions, the Latin motto Citus, Altius, Fortius it has an essentially motivational character, and is often cited by competitors from all modalities of the Olympic Games.
Some people confuse the Olympic Motto with the olympic creed: “The most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the fight; the essential is not to have won, but to have fought well".
The Olympic Creed was created in 1908, from the inspiration that the Lord de Coubertin had for the watch a sermon given by the Bishop of Pennsylvania, Ethelbert Talbot, during the Olympic Games in London.
The Motto and the Credo, together, represent the spirit that the Olympic Games must transmit to humanity: fellowship, fraternity and unity among all nations and cultures of the world.
See also: the meaning of Olympics Symbol.