The Olympics Motto   "Citius, altius, fortius" is a Latin phrase meaning "swifter, higher, stronger",   which Baron de Coubertin borrowed from Father Henri Martin Dideon of Paris.   Dideon was headmaster of Arcueil College, and used the phrase to describe the   athletic achievements of students at the school. He had previously been at the   Albert Le Grand school, where the Latin words were carved in stone above the   main entrance.