"The Olympic Games are prestigious and the athletes who take part in them truly believe in the 'spirit of Olympism' and the power it has to unite the world and spread a positive message. We as athletes are proud to have the honor of representing our countries." – Charmaine Crooks, IOC member, Silver medallist in 4 x 400m relay, Los Angeles 1984.

The Olympic Spirit is embodied by the courage, teamwork, resolve and friendship demonstrated by Olympic athletes. ThOlympic motto, Citius, Altius, Fortius ("Faster, Higher, Stronger"), symbolizes each Olympian's quest for personal excellence. At Manulife, accepting nothing less than the highest standards in everything that we do for our customers, our shareholders, our associates and our communities is our promise as a company to help people achieve their dreams.

As part of that commitment, Manulife proudly supports the dreams of Olympic athletes to help them train and scale greater heights as they prepare for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. These athletes together form "Team Manulife" and received the Manulife Hong Kong Sports Scholarship. For more information on the scholarship, please click here.