"Anger just makes people inefficient. Their breathing gets shallow, they’re too muscularly tense; they gas faster."
- John Danaher
Awareness
"Only when there is a danger of submissions will it be easier to work your way to better positions"
- John Danaher
Awareness
"I’ve always felt that the greatest times of joy in my life always came from helping other people get to their goals, rather than any goals that I might have achieved in my own life"
- John Danaher
Compassion
"Training is about skill development, not about winning or losing. You don't need to win every battle, you only need to win the battles that count."
- John Danaher
Focus
"Learning how to learn is absolutely one of the keys to success in life in general and sport Jiu Jitsu in particular"
- John Danaher
Education
"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus."
- Alexander Graham Bell
Focus
"The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus."
- Bruce Lee
Focus
"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."
- Henry Ford
Focus
"The key to success is to focus on goals, not obstacles. Let this Tuesday be a day of focus."
Focus
"If you can’t do something, then don’t. Focus on what you can."
- Shiroe
Focus