一、特奥会信念
特奥会坚信：特奥会运动员有学习的能力。在正确的指导和鼓励下，智障人士通过参加体育训练及比赛，能够获得相应的技能，进而享受成功的快乐。
特奥会坚信：特奥运动员有不断进步的能力。通过自身努力、家庭和社会支持以及同伴竞争，智障人士能够激发创造的热情，并逐步提高应对挑战的能力。
特奥会坚信：特奥运动员有提高生活质量的能力。智障人士通过参加体育训练及比赛，能够提高身心健康及社会适应能力，他们与家庭成员间的关系更加密切，与社区居民、志愿者以及运动员间的交往会更加广泛，生活质量也会进一步提高。
特奥会坚信：特奥运动员有贡献社会的能力。智障人士通过自身的努力，能够减轻障碍对自身、家庭和社会的负担，同时，他们顽强拼搏、与人为善和诚实守纪的优良品行对非智障人士也起着很好的激励作用。
二、特奥会精神
特奥会的精神是：技能、勇气、分享以及超越国家、政治、性别、年龄、种族、宗教的界限带来的快乐。
三、特奥会使命
特奥会的使命是：通过丰富多样的运动项目，为智障儿童和成人参与日常训练及竞赛创造条件和机会，使他们发挥潜能，勇敢表现，在参与中与家人、其他运动员及整个社区分享快乐、交流技艺、增进友谊。
四、特奥会目标
特奥会的目标是：为智障人士提供参与社会的平等机会，使他们有机会成为对社会有用，被社会认可和尊重的公民。正如国际特奥会前主席萨金特·施莱佛（Sargent Shriver）先生所说：我们并不认为体育是特奥运动员奋斗的最终目标，我们也不希望体育在我们的生活中占据主导地位。我们是要通过体育帮助智障人士在其他方面的发展。因此，尽管我们也非常提倡竞争，并要求每个人做到最好，但我们并不非常看重胜利。而是看中如何通过运动提高他们的能力，增强他们的自尊和自信，改善他们的身体、心理和精神状况，以便更好地融入社会，成为对社会有用的人。希望通过特奥运动使人们看到智障人士的能力和内在的美丽，让这个世界同样为他们喝彩和骄傲。
五、特奥口号
特奥会的口号是：“勇敢尝试，争取胜利！”
（ 让我获胜，如果我不能获胜，让我勇敢地去尝试。）
1 Philosophy
Special Olympics is founded on the belief that people with intellectual disabilities can, with proper instruction and encouragement, learn, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team sports. Special Olympics believes that consistent training is essential to the development of sports skills, and that competition among those of equal abilities is the most appropriate means of testing these skills, measuring progress and providing incentives for personal growth. Special Olympics believes that through sports training and competition, people with intellectual disabilities benefit physically, mentally, socially and spiritually; families are strengthened; and the community at large, both through participation and observation, is united in understanding people with intellectual disabilities in an environment of equality, respect and acceptance.
2 Spirit of Special Olympics
That the "Spirit of Special Olympics"
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skill, courage, sharing and joy
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incorporates universal values which transcend all boundaries of geography, nationality, political philosophy, gender, age, race or religion.
3 The Mission of Special Olympics
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
4 The Goal of Special Olympics
That the goal of Special Olympics is to help bring all persons with intellectual disabilities into the larger society under conditions whereby they are accepted, respected and given a chance to become productive citizens.
5 Special Olympics Athlete Oath
Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.
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