Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Before, the motto of sport was that of Pierre de Coubertin, 'the important thing is taking part' . Now, however, it seems that whoever comes first wins, whoever comes second loses, and the rest just take part."
Et s'il est vrai que jadis, la devise du sport était celle de Pierre de Coubertin, "l'important est de participer", aujourd'hui, il semble que le premier gagne, le second perd et que les autres ne font que participer.